Which of the following could be considered a drawback of the Seventeenth Amendment?

a. loss of power for states

b. loss of money for candidates

c. loss of revenue for states

d. loss of prestige for candidates

The answer is B, loss of money for candidates. The seventeenth Amendment was proposed on May 13, 1912, with Connecticut being the last state expected to finish the endorsement procedure for Constitutional Amendments on April eighth, 1913. From that date forward, every single United State Senators would be named through an immediate decision by well-known vote.