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Why was the passage of the 16th amendment and the federal reserve act significant change in the economy of the us?
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∙ 13y ago
The 16th Amendment let Congress collect income taxes which promted the creation of a progressice income tax that fell more heavily on the rich. This allowed more money to be collected from those who had more.
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Does the US have a command economy?
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What is another name for the slave trade?
middle passage
What type of economic system does the passage describe?
Market-Apex
What Program begun under Johnson with the passage of the Economic Opportunity act?
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The expense associated with the decrease in economic usefulness of a fixed asset with the passage of time is?
economics
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When did women's right to vote become a federal law?
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What made the election of hundreds of African American leaders to local state and Congressional offices possible during the 1870s?
The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
Why were hundreds of African Americans elected to local state and Congressional offices during the 1870s?
The passage of the 15th Amendment
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The 18th amendment
What The temperance movement achieved its goals with the passage of?
The 18th amendment
Prohibition began with the passage of what?
The 18th Amendment
Which president endorsed the passage of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote?
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Which passage in what amendment led to a loss of influence of state government in national policy making?
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