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What amendment allowed Congress to levy taxes based on an individual's income?
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The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution was the one that allowed Congress to impose income taxes. President Abraham Lincoln had imposed an income tax during the War of Northern Oppression (HaHa to the Yankees). This was one method he used to pay for the enormous expenses of the War. Afterward, it was ruled that the U.S. Government did not have the authority to impose such a tax and it was stopped after the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. It was many years later that the Amendment was passed. Prior to the Civil War, the primary governmental authority resided with the States. Remember the clause that stated that any power not specifically given to the Federal Government in the Constitution was left up to the individual States.
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What role did the sixteenth amendment play on Woodrow Wilsons efforts to regulate the economy?
The 16th amendment made a federal income tax legal. This tax soon became a major source of revenue for the federal government. By giving tax breaks to businesses and individuals for certain actions, the federal government can regulate to some degree ,at least, many facets of American life and economic activities.
Which amendment allowed congress to pass an income tax?
16th amendment
When did the congress start tax income and why?
February, 1913, and an amendment to the constitution allowed them to.
Which amendment allows congress to levy taxes based on an individuals income?
the 16th amendent
What is the 16 Admendment?
The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax against individuals.
Why was the sixteenth amendment important to Woodrow Wilson to regulate the economy?
It allowed Congress to levy an income tax.
Which amendment empowered Congress to levy an income tax?
The 16th amendment was passed in 1913 to establish Congress right to impose a federal income tax.
When was the amendment that gave congress authority to enact an income tax ratified?
The amendment that gave Congress authority to enact an income tax was ratified on February 3, 1913. This amendment, known as the 16th Amendment, allows Congress to levy and collect taxes on income without apportionment among the states.
What other governmental action allowed Congress to include a provision for personal income tax in the Underwood Tariff Act in 1913?
The Sixteenth Amendment
What amendment gave the congress the right to levy and income tax?
16th amendment
What was the16th amendment?
the 16th amendment allows congress to authorize an income tax.
What amendment gives congress the power to impose an income tax?
the 16th amendment...
