Reclaiming a totaled vehicle. Most insurers allow owners to retain a totaled vehicle. In this case, you could collect the car's actual cash value minus your insurance deductible and any salvage value your insurance company forfeits by returning the car to you.
Amendment XVI. The Sixteenth Amendment, approved by Congress in 1909 and ratified in 1913, made it possible for Congress to enact an income tax without having to worry about whether, under the rules applicable to direct taxes, the tax had to be apportioned among the states on the basis of population.
Article I, section 8 of the. Constitution limits the powers of the United States Congress by specifically listing powers. delegated to the national government. For example, the Constitution gives Congress the power. to tax, provide for an army and navy, make treaties and regulate interstate trade. Article I, section 9 specifically limits the powers of Congress, as do Amendments 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution reserves those powers not delegated to the federal. government to the states.