Multiple choice

Which amendment would have been supported by populists, because it created an income tax?

  1. 16th

  2. 17th

  3. 18th

  4. 19th

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The 16th Amendment, ratified in 1913, granted Congress the power to levy a federal income tax. This was a key demand of the Populist Party to redistribute wealth and fund government services.