Briefly explain commuter taxes and its benefits
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response would be:
In an effort to recapture part of the tax base that escapes to the suburbs in the evenings, some cities have imposed local payroll or other types of commuter taxes to obtain revenue from people who work in the central cities and make frequent use of city facilities yet live outside the city. Proponents of the payroll or commuter tax see it as an effective way to shift some of the burden to those who benefit from the city but do not help fund the city.
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Following the Civil War, the Democratic Party's stronghold was with __________
a. northern farmers b. African Americans c. western voters d. white southern voters
The text suggests that the abolition of the electoral college might lead to
A. less partisanship. B. an increase in political action committee (PAC) spending. C. the formation of third parties. D. a more ideological electorate. E. a decrease in political participation.
Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, helped precipitate a national debate over the consequences of environmental pollution for public health
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Observational research that uses cluster sampling involves
a. picking a subset of people to observe over an extended period of time. b. identifying the most important time periods for behavior and collecting data during those times. c. identifying critical behaviors to monitor and focusing on those behaviors. d. picking a number of starting time for extended observation and monitoring behaviors over a predetermined time interval rather than using more, shorter intervals.