Which of the following amendments is not accurately defined?
A) The Sixteenth Amendment permits Congress to apportion and collect income taxes.
B) The Seventeenth Amendment allows the direct election of members of the House of Representatives.
C) The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol.
D) The Nineteenth Amendment guarantees the right to vote for women.
E) They are all accurately defined.

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The Seventeenth Amendment actually allows for the direct election of U.S. Senators, not members of the House of Representatives. Members of the House have always been directly elected by the people.

Which of the Following Amendments Is Not Accurately Defined