16th Amendment | What is the Sixteenth Amendment?
The Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes.
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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 of enumeration.
Progressive Era Amendments
The Progressive Er Amendments are comprised of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments.
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes.
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment limits the Senate to two Senators per state
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendments is the prohibition amendment. It prohibited the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment grants women the right to vote.