The franchise tax, formerly the state's main business tax, was replaced in 2006 with __________.

A. a personal income tax
B. a broader-based business tax that applied not only to corporations but also to professional partnerships such as law firms
C. a value added tax (VAT) that taxed the manufacture of all goods and services produced in Texas
D. a narrower-based business tax that only taxed corporations that did not have their corporate headquarters in Texas


Answer: B

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Let E= 0.50. Write the payoffs for both actors in the game below. What is the subgame perfect equilibrium?Please answer in the form (citizen’s 1st choice, citizen’s 2ndchoice; state’s choice).


Above is the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty game between the state (S) and the citizen (C).E is what the citizen gets from her exit option. R is what the state gets from the support (revenue) of the citizen. 0 is what the citizen gets for remaining loyal to the state. c is the cost for the citizen of exercising her voice option.
For the question, let R =2.Let c = 0.25.



What will be an ideal response?

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The Texas Constitution requires that justices of the Texas Supreme Court be

A) at least 25 years of age and a practicing attorney or judge for a court of record for at least 3 years. B) at least 35 years of age and a practicing attorney or judge for a court of record for at least 10 years. C) at least 40 years of age and a practicing attorney or judge for at least 5 years. D) at least 45 years of age and a practicing attorney or judge for a court of record for at least 20 years. E) at least 50 years of age and a practicing attorney for 25 years.

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Which executive department has environmental regulatory responsibilities?

A. Department of Agriculture B. Department of Education C. Department of Labor D. Department of the Health and Human Hospitals

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__________ argued many of the key civil rights cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and then later went on to become a justice of the Supreme Court

a. Martin Luther King Jr. b. Earl Warren c. Thurgood Marshall d. Robert Kennedy

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