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.
... In 1543 Charles allied himself with Henry VIII and forced Francis to sign the Truce of Crepy[?]. Charles later signed a humiliating treaty with the Ottomans, to gain him ...