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THE 16TH AMENDMENT By: Chloe
Caday
WHO WAS IT SIGNED BY?
The speaker of The House of
Representatives Vice-president of the
United States, James S. Sherman and
President of the Senate
WHAT DOES IT SAY?
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.
WHY IS THE 16 T H AMENDMENT THE 16 T H ?
Congress tried to pass an income tax
before the 16th Amendment, but the
Supreme Court struck it down. Which
is why the 16th Amendment is the 16th
not any other.
HISTORY
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V E R Y L I T T L E A C T I O N F R O M T H E G O V E R N M E N T .
TIME FRAME
The law that became the 16th Amendment was introduced by
President William Howard Taft on June 16, 1909.
After nearly a month of debate, the resolution was passed by
Congress and sent to the state legislatures for ratification.
It wasn't until Feb. 25, 1913, that the states finally officially ratified
the amendment with a ¾ majority.
The vote took place during the presidential election of 1912 and
was assisted by the fact that the three contestants for office all
supported the income tax.
GEOGRAPHY
According to the U.S. Government Printing Office
and the Secretary of State, the law garnered enough
votes to ratify the Revenue Act of 1913, which
became the 16th Amendment. 42 of the 48 states at
the time agreed to the amendment.
HOW MANY STATES RATIFIED THIS AMENDMENT?
There were 36 states that ratified this
amendment. It was ratified on
February 3, 1913.Alabama Maryland Washingt
onNebraska Kansas New York
Kentucky Georgia Montana North Carolina
Missouri Arizona
South Carolina Texas Indiana Colorado Maine Minnesota
Illinois Ohio California North Dakota
Tennessee Louisiana
Mississippi Idaho Nevada Michigan Arkansas West Virginia
Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota
Iowa Wisconsin Delaware
W HAT ARE T HE AD D IT ION AL S TAT ES AFTER IT WAS RAT IF IED?
New Mexico Wyoming New Jersey
Vermont Massachusetts New Hampshire
W HICH STATES D EC IDED THAT T HEY D IDN’T N EED THIS AMEND MEN T?
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Florida Utah
88%
13%
The States That Ratified This Amendment and The States
That did not
Ratified Not Ratified
ACTUAL RESOLUTION & 1040 FORM
HOW DOES THE 16 T H AMENDMENT HELP US TODAY?
The 16th Amendment helps us today by
sources of the United States, federal income taxes,
social security, and Medicare.
1040 FORM TODAY
U.S. TAX REVENUES FROM 1980 -2009
WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE TAXESThey use the taxes for wars, roads,
battles, bridges, schools, and other
sources used for the United States’
interest.
WHAT THEY DO WITH THE TAXES
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