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1. What constitutional amendment legalized federal income tax in the US?
   • You Answered: Eighteenth Correct Answer: Sixteenth
2. What was the first major US city to impose income tax?
   • You Answered: Philadelphia Correct!
3. Who was the first president to file a joint tax return with his spouse?
   • You Answered: President Harry Truman Correct Answer: President Franklin Roosevelt
4. During which was the first income tax imposed?
   • You Answered: The Civil War Correct!
5. Who was the last president to complete his tax return by hand?
   • You Answered: President Ronald Reagan Correct!

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