The Government's Budget Answers
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Read the chart.What conclusion about state and local spending responsibilities can be drawn from the chart?
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Neither states nor cities are responsible for funding the police.B
States and cities share the responsibility of public welfare equally.C
Cities are responsible for most elementary and secondary education costs.D
States are responsible for all road and highway maintenance and development.2
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Read the chart.
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propertyB
corporate incomeC
exciseD
motor vehicle3
Which type of tax is due on April 15th of each year?
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payrollB
incomeC
exciseD
sales4
Police and fire funds are mostly funded by which budget?
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federalB
stateC
cityD
private5
Which method of increasing government revenue has an immediate effect?
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raising the minimum wageB
lowering income taxesC
increasing the sales taxD
giving property tax breaks6
Read the chart.States and cities spent about the same amount on which budget category in 2015?
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public welfareB
higher educationC
roads and highwaysD
health and hospitals7
What do both state and local taxes fund?
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student loansB
public schoolsC
social securityD
city parks8
Read the charts.
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They both rely heavily on corporate income taxes.B
They both place limits on motor vehicle taxes.C
They both use sales tax as their main income.D
They both collect individual income taxes.9
What responsibility does the mayor or city manager have in the budgeting process?
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vetoing line-items in the budgetB
approving or rejecting the budgetC
putting the budget into effectD
writing and presenting the budget10
What is the most effective method of decreasing taxes to increase revenue?
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giving property tax breaks to corporationsB
reducing the minimum wageC
decreasing the sales taxD
exempting individuals from income taxesDid you find these answers helpful?
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