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How did progressives in the united states enact a federal income tax in 1913 after the supreme court rejected it during the 1890s?

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The progressives in the United States enacted federal income tax in 1913 after it being rejected in the 1890s by offering an idea that had a constitutional amendment that was also ratified by the states in 1913. They won the ratification of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution in 1913.
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