Taxes that require high-income groups to pay a larger percentage of their income in taxes than low-income groups are said to be ________
A. unfair
B. progressive
C. regressive
D. proportional
B
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Which of the following is characteristic of guerrilla war?
A) Civilians often expose the guerrillas to opposing forces. B) Civilians are often punished along with guerrilla forces because the two cannot be distinguished. C) Guerrilla fighters directly confront the enemy army. D) Guerilla fighters do not control any specific territory.
The Reagan administration generally preferred political responsiveness over political neutrality in the U.S. Civil Service
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What did Jim Crow laws mandate?
a. property qualifications b. racial segregation c. poll taxes – d. grandfather clauses
Which of the following is a simple definition of public opinion proposed by the political scientist V. O. Key Jr.?
a. “Something that can never be determined in a pluralist society” b. “Policy positions determined primarily by the media and political elites” c. “Nothing more than the outcome of elections” d. “Those opinions held by private persons which governments find it prudent to heed”