A tax deduction for home mortgage interest promotes which value?

Which of the following taxes is NOT used by state or local governments in Texas?

A) Sales taxes B) Personal income taxes C) Ad valorem taxes D) Property taxes E) Business taxes

One of the greatest barriers to the ability of presidents to achieve their policy goals in recent years has been the __________ in Congress

A)increase in party consensus B)rise of party polarization C)decline in ideological differences D)persistence of unified government

Secretary Colin Powell’s efforts to increase the number of women and minorities working in the State Department was an attempt to combat the department’s reputation of ____________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

What approach favors involving, in the decision-making process, the parties affected by decisions?

a. rational b. bargaining c. public choice d. participative