16th Amendment quiz by Daniel Miconi

What is the main job of the 16th amendment?

• The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on people’s income.

• The Congress shall have power to borrow income from people.

• The Congress shall have the power to put taxes on food and beverages.

• None of the above.

Who proposed the 16th amendment?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• William Taft

• Nelson Aldrich

When was the 16th amendment passed?

• 1972

• 1909

• 1913

• 1923

When was the 16th amendment ratified?

• 1909

• 1976

• 1963

• 1913

What is does the word income mean?

• The amount of money a person receives from wages in a given time, usually a year.

• The amount of money a person’s house is worth.

• The amount of money paid on a loan.

• None of the above.

What does the phrase “income tax,” mean?

• A tax on food.

• A tax on how much money you spend at a grocery store.

• Tax levied by a government directly on income especially an annual tax on personal income.

• Tax on a person’s property.

What does the the Congress do with the tax they get from income tax?

• Help rebuild roads and support our army.

• Use it to build banks.

• Give it all to the president.

• Use it to give money to companies.

What was the last state to ratify the 16th Amendment?

• New York

• California

• Delaware

• Florida

(True or False) The 16th Amendment is the first time the United States government collected an income tax.

• True

• False

(True or False) The 16th amendment puts tax on your income.

• True

• False