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Who does the constitution give the power levy taxes to?
congress
Where does the authority to levy a federal income tax come from?
the constitution
Who allowed the House of representatives to levy federal taxes?
the constitution
Which amendment explains the government entity that has the authority to levy taxes?
16th
What are 6 examples of the legislative branch economic power?
They can provides the constitution
What is the main purpose for the Sixteenth Amendment?
Give Congress the constitutional authority to levy income taxes.
When could states collect taxes but the federal government could not?
The federal government had no ability to tax when it was operating under the Articles of Confederation. The US Constitution provided the federal government authority to collect taxes; the Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, added the ability to levy taxes on income.
When did the writers of the constitution correct the economic weakness under the articles of confederation?
Granted congress the power to levy taxes and collect taxes
Which amendment give Congress the constitutional authority to levy income taxes?
Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI)
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.
Does constitution talk about Americans paying taxes?
The constitution granted congress the authority to levy taxes. Initially congress collected taxes from the states, not from individual citizens. But congress authorized a variety of levies and taxes, and an income tax during the Civil War which became permanent in 1913.Before World War I the United States relied most heavily on international tariffs, essentially a sales tax on imported goods.
What powers are those that the Constitution gives to both the national and state governments such as the power to levy taxes?
concurrent powers
