Abstract
To defend the proposition that prepositions matter, this article examines the "of" in the phrase "duties of tonnage" and the "on" in "taxes on incomes."
Keywords
Prepositions, Constitutional law, Constitutional interpretation, Tonnage Clause, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 21, Taxes on Income, Income tax, Sixteenth Amendment
Publication Date
2011
Document Type
Article
Place of Original Publication
Green Bag 2d
Publication Information
14 Green Bag 2d 163 (2011)
Repository Citation
Jensen, Erik M., "Prepositions in the Constitution" (2011). Faculty Publications. 69.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/69
