Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... of saints (i. 13, ii. 9, iii. 6,
59). In other works, however, Thomas à Kempis
exalts Mary as the queen of heaven, the efficient
mediatress of sinners, and to her ...