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.
... (hard palate[?]) (c, ch, j, jh, ~n)
Retroflex[?] (roughly the place of articulation of English alveolars like t, but with the tongue curled back) (t, t ...