Amendments to the Constitution

Was an income tax legal? Whether it was or not, Congress made it legal in 1913 with Amendment XVI to the Constitution. This Amendment directly made it legal for the government to tax part of a workers income.

Isn't there an intimacy between corporations and Congress? This is true; the muckrakers uncovered this. Because of the pressures caused by this, Congress passed Amendment XVII, establishing direct election of senators via popular choice rather than by electoral college.

Alcohol is prohibited in the United States! ... or at least it was when Amendment XVIII was in effect. Passed in 1919, the Amendment floored Demon Rum temporarily thanks to pressures caused by antiliquor campaigns, such as the WCTU.

Women? Voting? At the time, that must have been a riotous joke! However, it happens

all the time today. Why is that? In 1920, women's suffrage was granted under Amendment XIX. This includes rights for women to vote.