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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What do both state and local taxes fund?
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student loansB
public schoolsC
social securityD
city parks3
Which is an example of a city raising revenue for a specific need?
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An increase in vehicle licenses pays for roads.B
A new tax is approved to pay for fire services.C
Income tax is paid every year on April 15th.D
Payroll taxes are taken out of each paycheck.4
After a state legislature approves a budget, what power do many governors have over the budget?
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The governor can send it back to committee.B
The governor can require 2/3 approval.C
The governor can veto specific lines.D
The governor can propose a new budget.5
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.6
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 taxes7
What is the best explanation for why governments collect taxes?
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to fund services and programsB
to fund elections for legislatorsC
to fund private scholarshipsD
to fund job-granted healthcare8
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 hospitals9
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 breaks10
Read the chart.
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propertyB
corporate incomeC
exciseD
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