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Prior to the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment the Supreme Court had ruled that an income tax was unconstitutional.?
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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
Prohibition began with the passage of what?
The 18th Amendment
Which passage in what amendment led to a loss of influence of state government in national policy making?
14th amendment
Changing the Constitution?
The Constitution cannot be changed. The rules an provisions may be amended from time to time for clarification, but only so long as the amendment is not in direct conflict with the original intent of the founding document. If an amendment is in conflict with a rule or principle expressed in the Constitution it is unconstitutional, and therefore null and void from the time of its passage.
Slaves could be owned in the US after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?
false
What was the primary motive for the passage of the sixteenth amendment?
To replace revenue lost by enacting lower tariffs.
Was the cause of the passage of the Blaine Amendments?
The Supreme Court mandated that an immigration quota system was unconstitutional
Until passage of the Seventeenth Amendment members of Congress were elected by who?
the supreme court
What event is considered to be the catalyst for the passage of civil rights act of 1964?
The event that is considered to be the catalyst for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. The Supreme Court declared that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.
When did congress create the income tax and why?
A tricky question. The honest answer was in 1862 to pay for the Civil War, however that statute was found to be unconstitutional, hence the passage of 16th Amendment
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
What are the four most significant events of Prohibition?
Passage of the 18th Amendment, passage of the Volstead Act, passage of the 21st Amendment, and the St. Valentine's Day massacre.
Why were hundreds of African Americans elected to local state and Congressional offices during the 1870s?
The passage of the 15th Amendment
What temperance movement achieved its goals with the passage of?
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?
Woodrow Wilson endorsed the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
