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Amendment XVI Katie M. and Rachel V.

An amendment is a change or addition to a legal or statutory document. Amnedment XVI: This amendment is called the Income Tax amendment. The amendment says "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among severeal states, and without regard to any census or enumeration." What the amendment says, after taking out all the legal jargon, is that Congress can collect taxes on the money you bring in without any regard to population or how much money you have or make. Sponsors and Ratification: The amendment was proposed July 12, 1909. Sereno E. Payne of New York sponsored this amendment as a political move to get the Republicans out of power. He never imagined it would get passed. The amendment was ratified March 7, 1913 by 38 states. The bill was passed in the Senate with a unanimous vote of 77-0. The House of Representatives passed it with a vote of 318-14. Events in the Time There were several things going on in the United States at this time. In 1904 the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctorine was said by President Roosevelt which stated that European countries should not intervene in the south but US intervention might be neccessary under certain circumstances. Another big event in the world was that in 1904 and 1905 there was a war between Russia and Japan going on. In the years between 1909 and 1913 was Taft's Dollar Dimplomacy. This was a way for the US to further it's foriegn policies between Latin America and Eastern Asia by guarenteeing loans made to foreign countries. Also in 1913 Woodrow Wilson was elected President. Anothr big event going on in the world was the Mexican Revolution in 1910. ALso in the US in 1915 President Wilson sent US forces to Haiti to prevent the occupation of German or France in Haiti. Also in 1916 President Wilson sent forces to the Dominican Republic due to concern of Germany using it as a military base.
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Katie says: I believe this amendment was useful and helpful if not appreciated. This allowed the government to have money to help us. Rachel says: I say this amendment was useful to everyone but probably not appreciated at the time. It is still not appreciated.

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