Prior to the seventeenth amendment, how did some senatorial candidates attempt to get elected into office? by asking for an appointment by rigging exams by buying votes by holding primaries

Prior to the Seventeenth Amendment, some senatorial candidates attempted to get elected into office by buying votes.

Explanation:

Until 1913, Senators were elected by the legislatures of the states and not by popular vote, which in many cases resulted in corruption cases, both by vote buying and influence peddling; in that year the Seventeenth Amendment was enacted, which established the senatorial election via direct popular election, thus eliminating corruption as a way to become Senator.

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).

- a government ruled by the people, or assembly. officials monarchy - a single ruler like a king. over time some city-states, like athens would change governments. what this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws.