The Income Tax - Teaching the Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment made income taxes an official part of the Constitution.

Learning Objectives:
Explain why the Sixteenth Amendment made income taxes an official part of the Constitution.
Discuss how “we the people” might help fund the federal government with or without an income tax.

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