The US Constitution gives the federal government (specifically, congress) the power to enact certain kinds of taxes. If you mean the federal income tax, it's partly from that, and just to make it nice and completely legal (the part about taxes in the body of the constitution is vague enough that it could be ... and has been ... argued that it was never intended to allow for income taxes), the 16th amendment specifically allows for a federal income tax.
Power of the Federal Government
The Articles of Confederation
The _______ gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.
Yes, it is handled by the state government and federal government
The Hepburn act gave the government the power to set and limit shipping costs.
Power of the Federal Government
Power of the Federal Government
The Articles of Confederation
Only Samurai and Daimyos had the right to tax. This gave the military elite more power in government.
Articles of Confederation. It was replaced with the constitution.
The _______ gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.
How does the constitution have the power to tax
There are more than just three. Some are: -The government has no power to tax -Government can declare war but no power to raise an army - Gave the states to much power -Government had no power to reglulate trade Basically the country couldnt function properly since the government had so limited power.
Yes, it is handled by the state government and federal government
The Hepburn act gave the government the power to set and limit shipping costs.
State
they didnt have money to run the government