The sixteenth amendment allows Congress to impose income taxes in their current form.
The tenth amendment gives the state authority that the federal government does not have. This amendment goes into great detail about the amount of power that the federal government has and what the state has control over.
Tenth Amendment
Congress
the supreme court could rule that the law violates the first amendment
Congress retains the authority to do this. They also have the authority to abolish any federal court except the Supreme Court.
The 16th amendment was passed in 1913 to establish Congress right to impose a federal income tax.
Congress has the authority to establish federal courts; state legislative bodies establish state courts.
16th amendment
the ten Amendment
The federal government's authority to collect income tax comes from the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was ratified in 1913.
Constitutional amendments in the United States are ratified by a three-fourths majority of state legislatures or by a ratifying convention held in three-fourths of the states. The final authority rests with the states, not the federal government.
The 16th amendment made a federal income tax legal. This tax soon became a major source of revenue for the federal government. By giving tax breaks to businesses and individuals for certain actions, the federal government can regulate to some degree ,at least, many facets of American life and economic activities.