What did Edward Coke's writings necessitate in the United States?
The Sixteenth Amendment
The emancipation proclamation
The New Deal
The Civil Rights Act
Answer
The Sixteenth Amendment, adopted in 1913, was a direct result of Edward Coke's writings. Coke's notion of taxation only with the consent of the governed was influential in the framing of the U.S. Constitution. However, over time, the Supreme Court interpreted the Constitution as not requiring an income tax, necessitating the amendment to explicitly grant the federal government the authority to levy such a tax.
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