What type of tax takes a larger percentage of lower income earners' income and a smaller percentage of the income of those who earn more?
A. progressive tax
B. direct tax
C. indirect tax
D. regressive tax
E. proportional tax
Answer: D
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A) Measurement reactivity. B) Researcher reactivity. C) Researcher bias. D) Measurement bias.
Utilitarians believe that:
a. Scientific data has no connection to social policy making. b. When creating social policy, ethical and moral choices are more important than economic factors. c. It is important to be objective and not let personal circumstance influence decision making. d. Policies should be supported by research and social science.
The intent of push polls is to:
A) back the winning candidate. B) identify voters with fake voter's registration. C) estimate the voter turnout after weighting the responses to the poll. D) drive voters away from one candidate and toward another. E) provide adequate information to the voters about the upcoming elections.
One of the differences between criminal law and civil law is that in civil law
A) there is no charge that a law has been violated. B) there is no jury. C) the case cannot be appealed. D) the government cannot be one of the litigants. E) common law takes precedent over statutory law.