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AP Government Chapter 13 Review
AP Government Chapter 13 Review
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1
Which level of government pays for the service of regulations that protect its citizens?
all three
federal
state
local
2
Who pays the payroll taxes to the government?
tax collectors
employees
all three
employers
3
What level of government gets most of its revenue from protperty tax?
federal
all three
local
state
4
Which tax is a "regressive tax"?
income tax
all three
property tax
sales tax
5
Which tax is a "progressive" tax?
income tax
property tax
sales tax
all three
6
Once the Office of Management and Budget has prepared the federal budget
is sent to the Treasury Department for implementation
Congress must vote it up or down as a package within ten days
it is either signed into law or vetoed by the president
the president makes revisions and submits it to Congress
7
The government borrows money principally by
obtaining loans from the Federal Reserve
obtaining loans from foreign governments
maintaining numerous departmental credit card accounts
selling bonds
8
Which kind of tax is a tax that is sometimes used to decrease demand for a particular item?
all three
property tax
sales tax
income tax
9
Tax expenditures tend to most benefit
middle- and upper-income people and corporations
lower-middle class people and small businesses
state and local governments and school districts
lower-income people and the poor
10
Which taxes are something used to affect supply and demand relationships?
property tax
income tax
all three
excise tax
11
A budget deficit occurs when expenditures exceed
revenues
appropriations
authroizations
borrowing
12
A(n) ________ is a policy document allocating taxes and expenditures, or a series of goals with price tags attached
fiscal register
budget
procurement
balance sheet
13
In 1993, Congress agreed to President Clintonʹs proposal to
cut Social Security expenditures
decrease the top corporate income tax rate
decrease the top corporate income tax rate
establish national health insurance
14
The income tax is generally progressive, meaning that
those with more income pay more in taxes than those with less income
it increases incrementally on an annual basis
it is a newer form of taxation than excise and sales taxes
those with more income pay higher rates of tax on their income
15
What level of government gets most of its revenue from income tax?
state
all three
federal
local
16
Which level(s) of government can charge a "payroll tax"?
federal and state
federal only
state and local
state only
17
The ________ is responsible for supervising preparation of the federal budget and advising the president on budgetary
General Accounting Office
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury Department
Bureau of the Budget
18
The biggest expenditure in the federal budget today is
welfare programs for the poor
interest on the debt
income security programs
foreign aid programs
19
The purchasing of military hardware is known as
appropriations
mobilization
requisitioning
procurement
20
Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the Internal Revenue Service?
establishing annual tax rates that Americans of different incomes must pay
auditing more than one million taxpayers annually
collecting the federal income tax
all of these are the IRSʹs responsibilities
21
Social Security taxes are
levied and collected by state governments
paid for by employees and employers
taxes paid on Social Security benefits
paid for by employees only
22
Which level of government pays for the service of medical care for people who can't afford it?
local
federal
state
all three
23
What are taxes on gasoline, cigarettes, and airplane tickets called?
all three
Social Security tax
property tax
excise tax
24
Unlike state and local governments, the federal government is borrowing primarily for
printing money
its day-to-day expenses
future development needs
military defense
25
The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913,
set up the Social Security system
forbade Congress from levying an income tax, but was later repealed
limited the total income tax Congress could levy on an individual
explicitly permitted Congress to levy an income tax
26
What level of government can tax people's income?
local
all three
state
federal
27
Approximately what percentage of the federal budget is uncontrollable?
2/3
1/4
1/2
1/3
28
What is another name for a "comsumption" tax?
all three
income tax
property tax
sales tax
29
Another word for an excise tax is a(n)
escrow tax
all three
luxury tax
Social Security tax
30
During the 1950s and early 1960s, over half the federal budget was spent every year on
agricultural subsidies and programs
the interstate highway program
the Department of Defense
Medicare
31
Budget items mandated by law or by a previous obligation are known as
increments
procurements
fiscal mandates
uncontrollable expenditures
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In Pollock v. Farmerʹs Loan and Trust Co. (1895), the United States Supreme Court ruled
the income tax was unconstitutional
national sales tax was unconstitutional
income tax was constitutional
banks and corporations must pay higher taxes
