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The income tax amendment was originally aimed at people who were extremely rich?
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What amendment set up the practice of the federal government taxing people's income?
Amendment XIV
What gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people?
The US Constitution (16th amendment).
What amendment changed the way senators were originally elected to the senate and what was the changes?
17th amendment, state legislatures used to pick them but now the people do
What was the original intent of the amendment?
The original intent of the 14th amendment was to make all people who were born in the US citizens. It originally was meant to protect African American slaves who were born in the US.
Was the 14th amendment made to protect gay people?
No, it was not originally written with gay people in mind; however, it does protect gay people as well as African Americans.No.
Why was the 16th amendment important?
it allows the federal government to tax people income directly, "income tax".
Does the constitution require you to pay taxes?
The 16th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution gives the power to invoke and collect income taxes as well as other types of taxes. This Amendment was ratified in 1913. Abraham Lincoln issued the first tax on people's income during the Civil War but this tax was later found to be unconstitutional. This is why the !6th Amendment was required to legalize the taxes.
Is there a law saying that Americans have to pay taxes?
Yes. The 16th amendment to the constitution allows the US government to levy income taxes on the people.
What is it called when people have to pay to vote?
Poll tax; eliminated in the US by the 24th amendment because some states were using it to discourage minorities and lower income people from voting
What was the primary motivation for the passage of the sixteenth Amendment?
The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution authorized the collection of Federal income tax. It clearly set out that it could be enacted, and how it was to be based. That's why it's title is the 'Status of Income Tax Clarified. '
How wealthy were the Roman citizens?
In Rome there were extremely wealthy people and people of middling income. Most people were poor and unemployed or underemployed and relied on a free grain dole distributed by the state.
Which amendment allows for the direct election of senators by the people?
The Seventeenth Amendment allowed U.S. Senators to be elected directly by the people.
