Question

question 16 (2 points)
congress was officially given the power to levy an income tax through the
revenue clause of the original constitution.
balanced budget amendment.
supreme court case of pollock v. farmers loan and trust co. (1895).
internal revenue act.
sixteenth amendment.

Explanation:

The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1913) specifically gives Congress the power to levy an income tax. The revenue clause of the original Constitution (Article I, Section 8) had limitations on direct taxes. The Balanced Budget Amendment is about balancing the federal budget (not ratified). Pollock v. Farmer's Loan and Trust Co. (1895) struck down an income - tax law as unconstitutional (before the Sixteenth Amendment). The Internal Revenue Act is a general term for tax - related legislation, but the specific constitutional grant of power for income tax is the Sixteenth Amendment.

Answer:

Sixteenth Amendment.