Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

We the people of United States established a Constitution for the United States of America in order to form a more powerful nation, protect the rights of the citizens, secure the law and justice, and most importantly, provide guidelines for people and the government. The total of 27 amendments were formed from 1789 to 1992. They address all different type of problems that occurred and possibly will occur. One of the amendments that have a great impact on the citizens and government is amendment 16. The sixteenth amendment states, “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” (U.S. Constitution…

backwards and that this process is a form of “reverse discrimination” and, “a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment,” (Katsh 255). The Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education eliminating segregation in schools, a very controversial topic which required the 101st Airborne of…

everybody live their lives to become legends. Many presidents have led the United States of America, some have been great leaders for the country, while others weren’t so virtuous. One of the utmost presidents that have led U.S. to great success at its time is Abraham Lincoln. Till this day he is known as one of the greatest American presidents, but at his time of his election no one predicted Lincoln’s success. Lincoln was born in Kentucky February 12, 1809. He moved to Indiana in…

the war ends and Congress decides something needs to be done to reunite the nation. A year later the 13th amendment is ratified. To insure the freedom of slaves, section one of the amendment states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction” (Morone and Rogan 2014, A-17). The practice of men being…

Religion’s ability to influence American pollical acts are widely protected. Americans, pardoning theistic beliefs or lack thereof all have the right to political processes. Though separation among governing body and church is absolutely necessary in America, it is seen throughout history that these two ideas often clash in debate and among legislation (Tyler 717). America exercises a degree of religious freedoms not seen throughout history. Freedom found in the first amendment: to the United…

trouble, April 17 is Tax Day 2007. I filed my taxes like three months ago and have long since received my state and federal refunds, but there are always those who insist on waiting until the last possible second. I'm not sure why this is, other than blatant slothfulness, since the vast majority of people in the U.S. have paid their taxes already by having them automatically deducted from their…

James Alex Plunk Government 20 Rossum In support of the newly proposed United States Constitution in 1787, three influential political theorists composed and published a series of essays, referred to as the Federalist Papers, in an effort to influence the vote in favor of ratification. The authors of the Federalist Papers were John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. The essays are held in high regards for their insightful and detailed arguments on the justification of the Constitution.…

Throughout the history of America there has been many documents written and speeches given that helped to make our country the way it is today. These speeches and documents go as far back as the Revolutionary War and are as current as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Many of these documents or speeches were given in a time of conflict within America. Some brought people together in a time of need, while other set a new precedence for the government. All of these were given by influential people of…

2017 The Progressive Era Amendments The Progressive Era started with progressivism and the Progressive movement that started with our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt. Progressivism was continued with the presidency of President Taft and President Wilson. This Era consisted of different ideas and reformist groups looking for change. The purpose was to correct social issues such as women suffrage, education, factory working conditions, industrialization, and child labor( parry,Sarah). It…

The first United States income tax was implemented by President Lincoln from 1862-1872, to raise money for expenses brought on by the Civil War. The income tax contained a three percent tax on incomes of six thousand to ten thousand dollars, and a five percent tax on individuals with income above ten thousand dollars. Congress renewed the income tax in 1894, but since it was a direct tax and was not distributed based on state population, it was believed to be unconstitutional and was removed by…