Briefly compare and contrast progressive, proportional, and regressive taxes. Give an example of a progressive tax and of a regressive tax
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1, Explain that a progressive tax is one that takes a greater share of the income from the rich than the poor—for example, when a rich family pays 50 percent of its income in taxes, and a poor family pays 5 percent.
2, Provide an example of a progressive tax, such as income taxes. Explain why it is progressive.
3, Explain that a proportional tax takes the same share of income from everyone, rich and poor alike.
4, Explain that with a regressive tax, the burden falls relatively more heavily on low-income groups than on wealthy taxpayers, the opposite of a progressive tax, in which tax rates increase as income increases.
5, Provide an example of a regressive tax, such as a sales tax. Explain why it is regressive.
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With the end of the Civil War and the ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, it seemed like African Americans would finally obtain certain fundamental rights, such as the right to vote and equal protection under the law. What strategies did white southerners (and some northerners) use to continue to deny African Americans these rights? How were these rights ultimately achieved?
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In most states, presidential nominees are selected by ______.
a. primaries b. caucuses c. local elections d. state legislatures