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Taxes and Spending constitution
Article I, Section 7: How a Bill Becomes Law Section 7 says revenue bills start in the House, every bill must pass both houses and go to the President, and a veto can be overridden by two-thirds of each. Article I, Section 9: Limits on Congress Section 9 lists what Congress may never do: suspend habeas corpus outside rebellion or invasion, pass attainders or ex post facto laws, or spend without law. The Fifth Amendment: Grand Juries, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process and Takings The Fifth Amendment guarantees grand jury indictment, bars double jeopardy and compelled self-incrimination, and requires due process and just compensation. The Sixteenth Amendment: The Income Tax The Sixteenth Amendment lets Congress tax incomes from any source without apportioning the tax among the states by population.