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.
... to Kitty. He first meets Stiva who encourages him in this plan, but, later that evening, Kitty rejects him in the expectation that Vronsky is about to propose to ...