--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 9) Under Our Constitution, some powers belong to the > > federal government. What is one power of the federal > > government? > > A. Make treaties > > B. Levy income taxes > > C. Maintain prisons > > D. Natural Disaster Aid > > > > Thought both A and B were correct, picked B. I still > > don't understand why it's wrong. If the federal > > government doesn't have the power to levy income > > taxes, who does?? Somebody please explain! I assumed > > "income taxes" meant federal income taxes, but maybe > > it's wrong because states also levy income taxes. > > > I guess it is not mentioned as a governmental power in the > Constitution. I think this is one of the issues that the crazy "The > government can't legally tax me so I'm not paying any" guys use in > their arguments. -snip-
it is kind of a trick question because the ability of the congress to levy a federal income tax became law as a result of the 16th amendment to the constitution, ratified in 1913. so technically the constitution does include answer B above. I got 84.85% on the civics test also.
