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A 4 page research paper that looks briefly at the history associated with these amendments to the US Constitution. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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the US Constitution (Oxford 24). However, the enormous expense of fighting the Civil War caused the government to reconsider and the first income tax was proposed and levied for the
duration of the crisis. During the financial crises that occurred during the 1870s and 80s, the idea of income tax again took hold as a means for raising federal revenue
(Wagner 28). In 1895, however, the Supreme Court found a law allowing income tax unconstitutional on the technical grounds that it was a "direct tax" and, therefore, violated Article 1
of the Constitution (Oxford 24). In 1913, the Constitution was amended to allow income tax, as the World War I was on the horizon and it was believed that the
country should have the option of an income tax in time of war (Cox 12). At the time, however, it was instigated only as a tax on the very rich,
as the law was designed to tax only those people making over $5,000 a year, which translates to an exemption of $82,000 per year in todays currency (Cox 12).
The 17th Amendment The 17th Amendment made it possible for direct election of Senators by the people. Progressive era politicians argues that the 17th would end the dominance of
party "bosses," as well as state political "machines," and, in the process, eradicate the undue influence of special interest groups in the Senate (Hoebeke). This populist sentiment went directly against
the judgement of the Constitutions framers who perceived the will of the people as a "force to be restrained and refined" rather than "unleashed and encouraged" (Hoebeke). Because each
branch of the government was elected by a different constituency, it was the opinion of the Founding Fathers that the officials were less likely to fall victim to corrupting influences
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