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3

What is a non tax source of revenue for states?

A
estate revenue
B
junk bonds
C
loans
D
lotteries
4

A 12-month accounting period is called a

A
deficit year.
B
revenue year.
C
monetary year.
D
fiscal year.
5

This is another name for selective sales tax.

A
federal aid tax
B
excise tax
C
probation tax
D
bond tax
6

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
regressive tax
B
estate tax
C
deficit
D
entitlement
E
continuing resolution
F
gift tax
G
public debt
H
progressive tax
7

What type of tax is imposed on cigarettes?

A
proportional tax
B
excise tax
C
progressive tax
D
regressive tax
8

What is NOT a purpose of a constitution?

A
To set ideals that people believe and share in
B
To set the basic structure of the government
C
To be used as the supreme law of a land
D
To give aid to other countries
9

A loose union of independent states is a

A
federal system.
B
constitutional government.
C
confederacy.
D
unitary system.
10

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
income tax
B
property tax
C
assessment
D
commission government
E
townships
12

The definition of a democracy is when:

A
rule is by a class of people
B
rule is by religion
C
rule is by the people
D
rule is by one person
13

Who did the framers decide could set the taxing legislation?

A
executive branch
B
legislative branch
C
justice branch
D
voters
14

This is NOT one of Aristotle's classifications of governments.

A
autocracy
B
oligarchy
C
totalitarian dictatorship
D
democracy
15

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
Anti-Federalists
B
boycott
C
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
D
Connecticut Compromise
E
English Bill of Rights
F
Federalists
G
Magna Carta
H
unicameral
I
representative government
J
Virginia Plan
K
Petition of Right
L
charter colonies
M
Articles of Confederation
N
proprietary colonies

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