Explore the history and significance of the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted Congress the power to levy income taxes. Learn about the context of its creation, its implications for government revenue,...

The 1913 Federal Reserve Act created the modern day Federal Reserve system. In this lecture we explain the basics of what the law did and how the Fed influences the economy. Perfect for APGOV students or anyone seeking an overview of US...

Learn the history of the 18th amendment in an engaging video lecture by Social Studies teacher Keith Hughes aka HipHughes. In this informative ten minute lecture we look at 19th century Temperance and its evolution into the Anti-Saloon...

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...

Everybody hates paying taxes, but what if no one had to pay them? As strange as this may seem to modern Americans, until the 16th amendment, the USA didn't have a permanent federal income tax. So how would America be different if federal...

How much do you know about income tax, the Constitution and the 16th amendment? In this video lecture we hit the big ideas surrounding income tax prior to the 16th amendment as well as the causes for the amendment. Did you know income...

Explore Constitutional Amendments 16 through 20 and understand why the Bill of Rights was a necessary addition to the Constitution. Detailed explanations of the amendments are presented with landmark cases and an analysis of each...