Question

Congress enacts the supplemental income tax act (sita) to exempt the citizens of new jersey from federal taxes until their coastal towns are rebuilt from the ravages of a recent hurricane. sita will most likely be

Answer 1

SITA will most likely be struck down under the taxing and spending clause. Taxing and spending clause is the clause in Article 1, section 8, clause 1 of the US constitution grants the federal government the power of taxation. It authorizes the congress to collect taxes for the purposes of paying debts of the state and provide the common defense and welfare of the united state.