The Sixteenth Amendment
a. established civil rights guidelines.
b. authorized the direct election of senators.
c. gave women the right to vote.
d. authorized an income tax.
ANS: d
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Siberia was most important for Russian absolutism because
A) it offered a very important source of revenue through its fur trade. B) its annual wheat crop supplied food to a large segment of the Russian population. C) it offered a very important outlet to the Baltic. D) it offered a perfect location for political prisons. E) it provided access to the Pacific Ocean.
Which of the following is a match?
a. Leif Erikson and Mexico b. Vasco da Gama and Japan c. Cortés and California d. Balboa and Peru e. Magellan's crew and circumnavigation of the earth
The economic abundance of the 1950s _______
A) benefited all geographic regions of the country almost equally B) virtually erased unemployment throughout the United States C) did not benefit the steel industry and agriculture as much as other industries D) had very little effect on the American public outside of the upper class E) led to a surprising racial equality
The first income tax enacted after the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment had a top tax rate of __________ percent
A) 7 B) 29 C) 42 D) 49