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The Sixteenth Amendment in the National Archives. The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population. It was passed by Congress in 1909 in response to the 1895 Supreme Court case of Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Sixteenth Amendment can refer to: Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India , also known as the Anti-Secession Amendment, 1963 amendment enabling the government to restrict certain freedoms, followed the Sino-Indian War of 1962
The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں سولہویں ترمیم) was passed by the National Assembly on July 27, 1999, by the Senate on June 3, 1998 and promulgated on August 5, 1998. [1]
The Constitution spells out governmental powers with so much detail that many matters addressed by statute in other democracies must be addressed via constitutional amendment in India. As a result, the Constitution is amended roughly twice a year. The main purpose of the amendments is to become more relevant.
The 16th amendment of the constitution was passed by the parliament on 22 September 2014, which gave power to the Jatiya Sangsad to remove judges if allegations of incapability or misconduct against them are proved. [14] It was a controversial amendment to control the judicial system of the country by the parliament members.
Provided for the appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and made amendments in the number of members of the parliamentary committee for the appointment of Chief Electoral Officers at Election Commission of Pakistan. 22 December 2010 Full Text: 20th: For Free and Fair Elections. [1] 14 February 2012 Full Text: 21st
Many constitutional amendments to Part III of the Constitution were made deleting, adding or diluting the fundamental rights before the judgement of Golaknath case (Constitutional amendments 1, 4, 7, and 16) and after the validity of 24th constitutional amendment was upheld by the Supreme Court (Constitutional amendments 25, 42, 44, 50, 77, 81 ...
Recasting Women: Essays in Colonial History [1] is a 1989 book, edited by Kumkum Sangari [2] and Sudesh Vaid, [3] published by Kali for Women in India and by the Rutgers University Press in the United States. The anthology attempts to explore the inter-relation of patriarchies with political economy, law, religion and culture and to suggest a ...