Amendment16W4

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=__Sixteenth Amendment __=

1. What issues prompted the creation of your amendment?
== The issues that prompted the creation of the 16th Amendment were that they had no money to rebuild the states from the Civil War. This issue made the people rush because they can be attacked by another state, and the fact that they were weakened by the war, they can easily loose their independence. Another issue that prompted the creation was that farmers were complaining about how they didn't get more money than they were making. To loose this, taxes were balanced out throughout and the farmers got more money than before. (Kazuha) ==

2. What impact did your amendment have on society at the time?
==The impacts the 16th amendment had on society at the time was that the government was trying to collect more money for the civil war. So, they collected income taxes which started at 2% then, got brought up to 5%. This impacted the society by increasing the taxes in stores and houses, and some products made from the farm were higher in price. (Logan)==

Q. **__ What made the Americans want to make the 16th Amendment? __** A. America needed money to rebuild many houses, towns, and to restore supplies such as food and clothing because of the war. Also, income taxes were in role before the 16th Amendment was made. Soon, it got out of control so was canceled during the Civil War. (Kazuha)

Q. **__Is the 16th Amendment doing any good today?__** A. When the Amendment was made in 1909, this Amendment helped America rebuild. But today, many people loose their homes because they can't pay the taxes and the house, which can be said that the 16th Amendment isn't doing so good today. (Kazuha)

Q. **__ Did all the states ratify the 16th Amendment? __** A. Even though the 16th Amendment exists, some states did not legally ratify the 16th Amendment. There were 48 states when the 16th Amendment was made, and about 36 of them had to ratified the 16th Amendment, which 36 states did ratify. The 4 states that did not legally ratify the 16th Amendment were, Utah, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. (Kazuha)

__Click the link below for more information about how some states did not ratify the 16th Amendment__ http://usa-the-republic.com/revenue/true_history/Chap5.html

Q. __**What impacts did the 16th Amendment have?**__ A. The impacts the 16th Amendment had was that more farmers were able to get more money because the taxes on the products they sold were higher then before. Also, the 16th Amendment made America rich for a little while back then because once you have collected a lot of income taxes from the citizens, the government can get more money and become more rich. (Kazuha)

Q. **__ What does the 16th Amendment do or allow? __** A. The 16th amendment allows the Congress to collect income taxes and lay them. (Kazuha) Q. **__If the government took out the 16th Amendment, what might happen?__** A. If the government took the 16th Amendment out, the income taxes might go out of control. This is because the 16th Amendment was created to control the taxes from going too high or low, and to rebuild America. Once the taxes go out of control, the taxes may rise and decrease as much as people may want because the 16th amendment gives power to the Congress, but without the 16th amendment, not just the Congress can control, but most of the people can control the income taxes. (Kazuha)

Q. **__ If the 16th Amendment wasn't created back then, what could've happened to America? __** A. If the 16th Amendment wasn't created back then, America might have not been independent and lasting today. This is because, the 16th Amendment was originally made to rebuild America. Therefore, not being able to rebuild America, could've resulted as other states to rule America. (Kazuha)

Q. **__Do people still think the 16th Amendment is a good idea?__** A. Back then, people thought it was a good idea except for the Northern states. But today, more people think that the 16th Amendment is becoming unfair because of how some people may not be able to afford good quality houses or not even one house of their own and how some taxes are becoming higher than it's worth. (Kazuha) Q. **__ Were does all the income taxes go after collected? __** A. There are 2 types of income taxes. 1 is Federal income taxes and the other one is the State income taxes. Like the name, the State income taxes go to the state, and the federal income taxes go to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). (Kazuha) Q. **__Does the 16th Amendment affect the income tax price?__** A. Yes, the 16th Amendment does affect the income tax price. Even though the Congress makes the decisions on how high or low the income tax price would be, the 16th Amendment still balances out the income tax throughout the states on products so everything is fair. (Kazuha)


 * 16th Amendment Article paragraphs (Current Events)**

__**Tennessee man Wins "Willful Failure to File" Case -Kazuha Nakajima**__ @http://www.save-a-patriot.org/files/view/long.html

This Case is based on the 16th Amendment, and is about a man who does not pay his taxes and is in court for almost 3 days, and eventually won. He did this by informing the judge with facts. He first stated that the 16th Amendment applies the income tax ONLY to non- resident aliens, and the U.S. citizens living abroad in a country where a tax treaty exists with the United States (Internal Revenue Code Sections 1441-1443). The man also states that he does not fit into the sections of IR Code 1441,1442, and 1461. He also sent the IRS letters asking if he was required to pay the income taxes and he also sent letters saying that he had no licenses or privileges issued to him from the Federal Government. But the IRS avoided answering his letters the best they can. But these letters were also used in trial, and 2 IRS witnesses were called in, and were forced to answer the jury's question after frustrating him. Later, the trial continued but the man was found not guilty.

The Government should raise the taxes for the rich and keep the taxes pretty low for the poor. This is because many people may not be able to get good jobs and some may not get half the payment than some other people in the same job. Some people may disagree, and some may agree. But if you weren't as rich as some people, and if you don't have the best job, you may be having a lot of trouble paying your taxes and also for other supplies you may need. Also, if you have a larger family than normal, and you don't have a very good job, it would be very hard to keep them alive just with a small job that may not even give you a lot of money. Plus if your working hard, those people should get some respect and have to only pay a little bit of tax and not a lot. But on the other hand, some rich people may have been rich from the start and have done nothing. These rich people should pay more than the lower class men. This is because the rich people have more money, and tend to be more successful, and should pay more than the lower class men because they can probably afford it and that they probably didn't work as much to get a lot of money.

**__ Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District __** -Kazuha Nakajima []
 * 2nd Current Event: 1st Amendment**

This article is about 13 year old and her friends/brothers wanting to protest the war in Vietnam. So they wore black armbands, and were said to take them off and were suspended until they took them off when they went to school. Although they were suspended, and were forced to take their armbands off when went to school, they still somehow protested in a way. This way was to wear black clothing for the rest of the school year. This was to protest and not be suspended at the same time. In court, the judges decided that this act (the act of the principal banning armbands to stop protest), an act of saying the opposite of the 1st Amendment and had said that they were allowed to say or protest something they believe in unless it affects their education. Also, because just wearing a black armband was not disruptive or anything, the courts decided that wearing one was fine. They also stated that the 1st Amendment would protect the rights of wearing a black armband to school or anywhere.

I think that the 1st Amendment is useful today and needed because many people have their own opinions and that they have their own rights to talk about it or protest about it. Although, some have caused to wars or maybe in an accident among people, but believing in what you believe is probably a good thing to do. This is because if you are forced to believe in something you don’t believe, it wouldn’t feel great to be told to believe something that you don’t want to. Also, letting all your feelings out or letting your opinions out can also feel great. Another thing is that if you had a religion you believed in, and if you weren’t allowed to believe it, there would probably be a big protest on that causing many people to get thrown into jail if the 1st Amendment didn’t exist. This is because some people have strong wills to believe in what they want to and they would probably show that by creating a fuss or a protest on what they believe. The 1st Amendment helps people believe in what they want to, and allows them to protest. Also, without it, we would probably be protesting on to letting us protest and have our own beliefs and petition.