Which of the following statements accurately describes the Sixteenth Amendment?
A) It officially gave women in all states and territories the right to vote in national and state-level elections.
B) It instated a graduated income tax to help slow the concentration of wealth held by the richest Americans, in accordance with progressives' demands.
C) It made the fifty-hour workweek the standard for all Americans, regardless of the industry in which they worked or their social class.
D) It went against progressives' call for lowering income taxes and leaving the levying of income taxes strictly to state governments.
E) It implemented a series of tariffs to capitalize on the economic boom the government experienced due to the Civil War.

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The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, instated a graduated income tax to help slow the concentration of wealth held by the richest Americans, in accordance with progressives' demands. It did not give women the right to vote, establish a national workweek, implement tariffs, or go against progressives' call for lowering income taxes.

Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Sixteenth Amendment