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16th amendment and a number of other things..including plain common sense.
Congress gets its taxing powers from the United States Constitution. Specifically, the 16th Amendment allows the imposition of income tax without taking into consideration the census or apportioning the tax among states.
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.
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Under which category does this Constitutional Amendment fall gave Congress the power to levy an income tax?
Power of the Federal Government
Which document gave the federal government no power to tax no common currency and no judicial branch?
The Articles of Confederation
The gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.?
The _______ gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.
Is the power to tax a concurrent power?
Yes, it is handled by the state government and federal government
How did Hepburn Act Change the government's role in industry?
The Hepburn act gave the government the power to set and limit shipping costs.
Who Gave congress the power to levy on income tax?
Power of the Federal Government
Under which category does this Constitutional Amendment fall gave Congress the power to levy an income tax?
Power of the Federal Government
Which document gave the federal government no power to tax no common currency and no judicial branch?
The Articles of Confederation
How did the loss of tax revenue bring about military?
Only Samurai and Daimyos had the right to tax. This gave the military elite more power in government.
Which document created a weak central government power resided with the states and gave no power to tax or enforce laws?
Articles of Confederation. It was replaced with the constitution.
The gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.?
The _______ gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.
Did the constitution give the federal government the power to tax?
How does the constitution have the power to tax
What is a weakness of the articles of confederations?
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.
Is the power to tax a concurrent power?
Yes, it is handled by the state government and federal government
How did Hepburn Act Change the government's role in industry?
The Hepburn act gave the government the power to set and limit shipping costs.
What document gave only Parliament power to tax?
State
Why couldn't the government have the power to tax?
they didnt have money to run the government
