The 16th Amendment to the U.S Constitution allows the government to collect the Income Tax.
Prior to this amendment, the federal government made an attempt to to create an Income Tax, and the tax was brought to court.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that an "Income Tax" was unconstitutional.
In response, the Income Tax Amendment was added to the U.S Constitution, making the tax legal.
amendment 16
Sixteenth amendment
sixteen amendment
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.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce The Federal Government and its Agencies 14th Amendment Limitations
the amendment process
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech, which includes the right to access and distribute books and other forms of expression without government censorship. The constitution limits the government's ability to censor books to ensure that individuals have the freedom to explore a wide range of ideas and viewpoints.
In the case of state governments wanting to make an amendment to the state constitution, a governor has the ability to pass the amendment or veto the amendment. The amendment bill must first be passed in the state congress.
the fifteenth amendment
The ability to propose a amendment to the United States Constitution by having two-thirds of the states request a national convention is found in Article 5 of the Constitution. Article 5 gives instructions on how changes can be made to the Constitution.
The ability to coin money
The 14th Amendment to the U.S Constitution enforces federal law, including the Bill of Rights, on the state governments. However, before the 14th Amendment, states did have the ability to "violate" the rights of their citizens.
The tenth amendment states that any power not directly given to the federal government nor denied to the states in the constitution is given to the states. Therefore, since the power of using federal revenue/taxes to give to relief projects is NOT specifically given to the federal government in the document, it must only be a power belonging to the states.
This is under the First amendment, in part: "...and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
This is under the First Amendment, in part: "...and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."