Which Constitutional Change Most Clearly Shifted the Balance of Power

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which constitutional change most clearly shifted the balance of power toward the federal government and away from the states in the American federal system?

• A) Sixteenth Amendment, which allows the federal government to collect income taxes
• B) Nineteenth Amendment, which establishes women's voting rights
• C) Twenty-Second Amendment, which limits presidents to two terms
• D) Twenty-Third Amendment, which allows the District of Columbia to participate in the electoral college
• E) Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which establishes voting rights for eighteen- to twenty-year-olds

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