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'''Amendment XVI''' (the '''Sixteenth Amendment''') of the ] establishes the legality of the federal ]. '''Amendment XVI''' (the '''Sixteenth Amendment''') of the ] states:
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The ] shall have power to lay and collect ], from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several ], and without regard to any ] or enumeration.
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== Interpretation and history ==
This amendment establishes the constitutionality of the federal ].


The full text of this amendment can be found at http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/constitution/amendments_11-27.html#16 http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/constitution/amendments_11-27.html#16

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Amendment XVI (the Sixteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution states:

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.

Interpretation and history

This amendment establishes the constitutionality of the federal income tax.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/constitution/amendments_11-27.html#16