The Social Security tax is arguably an example of a regressive tax because ______.
a. people pay taxes on only the first $128,400 of their incomes
b. only the wealthy qualify for Social Security
c. today’s youth are unlikely to receive Social Security
d. the elderly are taxed at higher rates than the young
e. everyone is taxed at the same rate regardless of income
a. people pay taxes on only the first $128,400 of their incomes
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A. manage foreign relations B. resolve a conflict C. provide a public service D. defend the nation E. protect the American culture
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A)toinstitute a policy that would not have survived the legislative process B)toimplement a law passed by Congress C)tosupport the expressed congressional policy preferences D)that is immediately undone by Congress
Data should be grouped in distributions in all of the following situations EXCEPT ______.
A. There are more than 15–20 values on the variable to begin with. B. There are too many categories to be displayed on an easily readable table. C. The distribution will be clearer if some values are combined. D. The values between categories are significantly different.
According to John Mueller, what is the relationship between partisanship and public opinion on the Iraq War?
a. Compared to the Korean and Vietnam wars, partisan differences in support for the war are relatively minor. b. The partisan divide over the Iraq War is much greater than for any military action over the past fifty years. c. Independents are more supportive of the war than either Republicans or Democrats. d. There is little relationship between partisanship and the degree of support for the Iraq War.