The tax burden refers to
A) percentage of GDP that is taken in from the income tax.
B) the total amount of taxes paid by each household.
C) the disincentive to investment caused by capital gains taxes.
D) the additional cost of doing something like smoking or drinking alcohol because of the taxes imposed on that activity.
E) liberal tax and spend policies.
B
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A. the upper house is stronger than the lower house. B. the two houses have equal strength. C. the lower house is stronger than the upper house. D. there is only one house in the legislature.
The type of graph that would best display an interaction effect is:
a. pie graph. b. histogram. c. scatterplot. d. line graph
Which one of the following correctly states the difference between a block grant and a grant-in-aid?
a. Grants-in-aid can be spent for any purpose; block grants can be used only for narrow, specific purposes. b. The national government gives far less in both block grants and grants-in-aid than it used to. c. Block grants originated during the Civil War; grants-in-aid did not begin until the early 1900s. d. Block grants are given by the states to the national government; grants-in-aid flow from the national government to the states. e. A grant-in-aid can be spent only for specific purposes; block grants can be used for broad, general purposes.
Which of the following is true of the U.S. government's primary functions?
a. The government cannot employ or allow the use of force in enforcing its decisions. b. The government is the only one in society that can legitimately use force. c. The government monopolizes the use of legitimate force. d. The government is the ultimate authority in regulating what kind of legitimate force is used. e. The responsibility of regulating legitimate force is shared equally between the government and the citizens.