Government was specifically given the power to lay and collect income taxes by the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. This was necessary because President Abraham Lincoln had levied an income tax during the Civil War but it was later ruled unconstitutional. This amendment clarified the status and legality of the income tax as a method of taxation.
Congress has the power to collect taxes because it is written in the Constitution under Article 1. Congress has the power to tax in order to provide for everyone within the United States.
they did not have the power. no power
The concept of Separation of Powers is embodied in the Constitution in the 1st Article, in the 2nd Article, and in the 3rd Article.
The power to collect taxes is an expressed power of Congress. That's to say it's written in the constitution that they have the power to collect and levy taxes. If the power was not written in the constitution was granted by on laws passed, this would be an "implied power".
Among the explicit powers granted to the Congress by the United States Constitution is taxation. Congress has the power to assess and collect taxes/duties as enumerated by Article I Section 8.
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Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution establishes the powers held by Congress. These powers include being able to lay and collect taxes, borrow money on credit, and to coin money.
Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution lists the powers of Congress.
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it is the department of treasury
The power of judicial review is granted to the Supreme Court by Article III of the United States Constitution.
From the constitution and federal laws