Define The 17Th Amendment. The senate of the united states shall be composed of two senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures.

The seventeenth amendment (amendment xvii) to the united states constitution established the popular election of united states senators by the people of the states. Corruption is breaking the law to get favors or better treatment for yourself or someone else. What is the 17th amendment?