Sixteenth Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, authorizing Congress to levy a tax on incomes.

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Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment gives the federal government the power to enact a progressive income tax; the Seventeenth requires that the people, not legislators, choose United States senators.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2018

In 1869, Stanton and Anthony introduced into Congress a proposed Sixteenth Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote.

From The New Yorker ● May 18, 2015

Additional monies came from the government’s use of federal income tax revenue, which was made possible by the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

To offset the potential loss of federal revenue, this new law reinstituted the federal income tax, which followed the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

Senator Ingalls, in a speech at Abilene, had attempted to defend his vote in the Senate against the Sixteenth Amendment, and Miss Anthony took this as a text for the campaign.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

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