The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population. It was passed by Congress in 1909 in response to the 1895 Supreme Court case of Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co.

abolishing the income tax. How did the Sixteenth Amendment advance progressive goals? It established the federal government’s right to impose a graduated income tax. It helped create economic fairness.

Jensen. The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, played a central role in building up the powerful American federal government of the twentieth century by making it possible to enact a modern, nationwide income tax. For other taxes—the so-called “indirect” taxes—there is no apportionment rule.

The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1913 and allows Congress to levy a tax on income from any source. The change was generally supported by States in the South and West.

1913 – 16th Amendment authorized Congress to levy an income tax. 1913 – 17th Amendment gave the power to elect senators to the people. Senators had previously been appointed by the legislatures of their states. 1919 – 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.

16th (February 3, 1913) – Gave the federal government the power to collect income tax. 17th (April 8, 1913) – Established that senators would be directly elected. 19th (August 18, 1920) – The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. It’s also called women’s suffrage.

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On August 1, 1917, the Senate passed a resolution containing the language of the amendment to be presented to the states for ratification. The vote was 65 to 20, with the Democrats voting 36 in favor and 12 in opposition; and the Republicans voting 29 in favor and 8 in opposition.

President Woodrow Wilson

“No temperance in it…”: Woodrow Wilson & Prohibition In fact, Wilson vetoed the infamous Volstead Act which enforced Prohibition and he opposed a federal law enforcing what he thought was a personal moral issue. However, after the 18th Amendment passed and it became law he defended its enforcement.

Wilson struggled for a compromise. In the end, he signed a bill prohibiting the use of grain for making hard liquor, but allowed the continued production of wine and beer. The Prohibition train had left the station, however, and in December 1917, Congress passed the Prohibition Amendment and sent it to the states.

Many in the country, including people from counties that had been dry for decades, hoped that prohibition would ease the country’s ills. The issue remained a central focus of American politics until the Great Depression. One reason for this, however, was that alcohol remained available in so many places.

The National Prohibition Act, known informally as the Volstead Act, was enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment (ratified January 1919), which established prohibition in the United States.

Like Teddy Roosevelt, who loved mint julep that much, Woodrow Wilson only had his heart on scotch. His love for the drink was so serious that he even patterned his campaign song ‘Wilson! That’s All! ‘ from a brand of whiskey that was popular in the 20th century.

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