Question: 16th Amendment (1913)

Answer: •Allowed for a federal income taxes

•Concerns over the distribution of wealth in the Country had been raised by the Populist Party

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Question: 17th Amendment (1913)

Answer: •direct election of senators by the people

•Party bosses and business leaders had too much influence in the selection of senators

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Question: 18th Amendment (1919)

Answer: •Banned use and sale of alcoholic beverages

•Proponents of prohibition had for decades linked alcohol use to problems such as poverty and the destruction of family life

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Question: 19th Amendment (Year 1920)

Answer: •Women suffrage

•Longstanding reform effort was focused on obtaining the right to vote for women

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