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16th Amendment What it states: Congress has the power to levy an income tax Reason for the Amendment: Desire to increase government revenue. Before amendment only government revenue came through tariffs.

17th Amendment What it states: Allows for direct election of U.S. senators Reason for the Amendment: Intended to end corruption and remove one of the state legislature’s checks on the federal government

18th Amendment What it states: Prohibited the manufacture, sale, importation, and exportation of intoxicating liquors (alcohol) in the U.S. Reason for the Amendment: Many people believed the prohibition of alcohol would help reduce unemployment, domestic violence, and poverty.

19th Amendment The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

19th Amendment What it states: States that the right to vote cannot be denied or abridged on account of gender Reason for the Amendment: Many states began to grant women the right to vote, so soon Congress passed a constitutional amendment

We should TAX SENATORS for DRINKING with WOMEN.