Amendment 16

Income Tax Authorized

Article XVI.
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

Proposal and Ratification

Vocabulary:

• apportionment - the act of distributing something

• census - the count of the number of people living in an area

• enumeration - a noting of items one by one

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Discussion Questions:

1. There is discussion of changing the tax code to make it simpler. What would you think would be the best way to raise money for the government?

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