evolve - undergo development or evolution; Modern man evolved a long time ago speciate, differentiate, specialise, specialize - evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment. derive - come from; The present name derives from an older form
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results.
Congress therefore sent to the states the Sixteenth Amend-. ment, which specifically gives Congress the power to impose a direct in-. come tax. This amendment greatly expanded the scope of federal taxing. and spending and has been the basis for all subsequent federal income. tax legislation.