Question 1

Declining marginal propensity to consume means

Accepted Answer

A) as income increases,spending increases proportionately. 
B) as income increases,a smaller percentage is spent on consumer goods. 
C) as income increases,a larger percentage is spent on consumer goods. 
D) as income decreases,spending remains constant as a percentage of income. 
A) as income increases,spending increases proportionately. 
B) as income increases,a smaller percentage is spent on consumer goods. 
C) as income increases,a larger percentage is spent on consumer goods. 
D) as income decreases,spending remains constant as a percentage of income.

Question 2

Which of the following taxes is not considered one of the most effective at raising revenue?

Accepted Answer

A) Property 
B) General sales 
C) Narrowed based 
D) Income 
A) Property 
B) General sales 
C) Narrowed based 
D) Income

Question 3

Which of the following does not fall under the category of the benefits-received principle?

Accepted Answer

A) The 20-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline 
B) License plate fees 
C) Tuition at state universities 
D) Local school taxes 
A) The 20-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline 
B) License plate fees 
C) Tuition at state universities 
D) Local school taxes

Question 4

The gasoline tax is an example of what type of tax?

Accepted Answer

A) Progressive 
B) Retrogressive 
C) Benefits-received 
D) Sin 
A) Progressive 
B) Retrogressive 
C) Benefits-received 
D) Sin

Question 5

Which of the following states collects a smaller percentage of their resident's income than Texas?

Accepted Answer

A) Colorado 
B) New Hampshire 
C) South Dakota 
D) Alaska 
A) Colorado 
B) New Hampshire 
C) South Dakota 
D) Alaska

Question 6

An excise or "sin" tax is levied on the sale,manufacture,or use of all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) snacks. 
B) cigarettes. 
C) liquor. 
D) gasoline. 
A) snacks. 
B) cigarettes. 
C) liquor. 
D) gasoline.

Question 7

The Texas state budget is exceeded only by those of California and

Accepted Answer

A) Florida. 
B) New York. 
C) Arizona. 
D) Pennsylvania. 
A) Florida. 
B) New York. 
C) Arizona. 
D) Pennsylvania.

Question 8

Property taxes were once the major source of state revenue until the

Accepted Answer

A) Progressive Era. 
B) war on property. 
C) Panic of 1900. 
D) Great Depression of the 1930s. 
A) Progressive Era. 
B) war on property. 
C) Panic of 1900. 
D) Great Depression of the 1930s.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a common political rationalization for taxing various groups differently?

Accepted Answer

A) To regulate their behavior 
B) To tax them according to the benefits they receive 
C) To tax them according to their ability to pay 
D) To appease the general public back home 
A) To regulate their behavior 
B) To tax them according to the benefits they receive 
C) To tax them according to their ability to pay 
D) To appease the general public back home

Question 10

Trading votes among legislators,especially to fund local projects to benefit their constituents,is called

Accepted Answer

A) pork barreling. 
B) earmarking. 
C) raiding. 
D) logrolling. 
A) pork barreling. 
B) earmarking. 
C) raiding. 
D) logrolling.

Question 11

Which of the following has the authority to determine the property tax rate on real property in a county?

Accepted Answer

A) The county 
B) The commissioners' courts 
C) Trustee boards 
D) The central appraisal district 
A) The county 
B) The commissioners' courts 
C) Trustee boards 
D) The central appraisal district

Question 12

Which of the following is not true about recent state budgets?

Accepted Answer

A) Each budget is a record for spending. 
B) State costs tend to go up due to inflation. 
C) State costs have accelerated due to population increases. 
D) Demands for state services have decreased over time. 
A) Each budget is a record for spending. 
B) State costs tend to go up due to inflation. 
C) State costs have accelerated due to population increases. 
D) Demands for state services have decreased over time.

Question 13

The most common ability-to-pay taxes are levied on all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) property. 
B) sales. 
C) income. 
D) gasoline. 
A) property. 
B) sales. 
C) income. 
D) gasoline.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of tax shifting?

Accepted Answer

A) As taxes on businesses rise,businesses raise their prices 
B) As property taxes increase,landlords raise rents 
C) Businesses making their taxes consumer taxes 
D) All of these choices are true. 
A) As taxes on businesses rise,businesses raise their prices 
B) As property taxes increase,landlords raise rents 
C) Businesses making their taxes consumer taxes 
D) All of these choices are true.

Question 15

Ad valorem taxes may not be applied to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Land 
B) Buildings 
C) Personal property 
D) The sale of real estate 
A) Land 
B) Buildings 
C) Personal property 
D) The sale of real estate

Question 16

A _________ tax is a tax on raw material (such as oil and natural gas)when they are extracted from their natural state.

Accepted Answer

A) general sales 
B) selective sales 
C) severance 
D) hidden 
A) general sales 
B) selective sales 
C) severance 
D) hidden

Question 17

Adjusting for population and inflation,state spending grew at an average annual rate of _________ percent over the last 20 years.

Accepted Answer

A) 2.5 
B) 0.8 
C) 4 
D) 20 
A) 2.5 
B) 0.8 
C) 4 
D) 20

Question 18

In 1931,Texas adopted a tax on

Accepted Answer

A) cigarettes. 
B) beer. 
C) distilled spirits. 
D) ammunition. 
A) cigarettes. 
B) beer. 
C) distilled spirits. 
D) ammunition.

Question 19

Broad-based taxes collected on the retail price of most items are called

Accepted Answer

A) general sales taxes. 
B) ad valorem taxes. 
C) user taxes. 
D) hidden taxes. 
A) general sales taxes. 
B) ad valorem taxes. 
C) user taxes. 
D) hidden taxes.

Question 20

The general sales tax yielded what percentage of the state's revenue?

Accepted Answer

A) 6.25 
B) 26.2 
C) 4.5 
D) 3.4 
A) 6.25 
B) 26.2 
C) 4.5 
D) 3.4

Declining marginal propensity to consume means

Which of the following taxes is not considered one of the most effective at raising revenue?

Which of the following does not fall under the category of the benefits-received principle?

The gasoline tax is an example of what type of tax?

Which of the following states collects a smaller percentage of their resident's income than Texas?

An excise or "sin" tax is levied on the sale,manufacture,or use of all of the following except

The Texas state budget is exceeded only by those of California and

Property taxes were once the major source of state revenue until the

Which of the following is not a common political rationalization for taxing various groups differently?

Trading votes among legislators,especially to fund local projects to benefit their constituents,is called

Which of the following has the authority to determine the property tax rate on real property in a county?

Which of the following is not true about recent state budgets?

The most common ability-to-pay taxes are levied on all of the following except

Which of the following is an example of tax shifting?

Ad valorem taxes may not be applied to which of the following?

A _________ tax is a tax on raw material (such as oil and natural gas)when they are extracted from their natural state.

Adjusting for population and inflation,state spending grew at an average annual rate of _________ percent over the last 20 years.

In 1931,Texas adopted a tax on

Broad-based taxes collected on the retail price of most items are called

The general sales tax yielded what percentage of the state's revenue?

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Exam 12: Public Policy in Texas

Declining marginal propensity to consume means

Which of the following taxes is not considered one of the most effective at raising revenue?

Which of the following does not fall under the category of the benefits-received principle?

The gasoline tax is an example of what type of tax?

Which of the following states collects a smaller percentage of their resident's income than Texas?

An excise or "sin" tax is levied on the sale,manufacture,or use of all of the following except

The Texas state budget is exceeded only by those of California and

Property taxes were once the major source of state revenue until the

Which of the following is not a common political rationalization for taxing various groups differently?

Trading votes among legislators,especially to fund local projects to benefit their constituents,is called

Which of the following has the authority to determine the property tax rate on real property in a county?

Which of the following is not true about recent state budgets?

The most common ability-to-pay taxes are levied on all of the following except

Which of the following is an example of tax shifting?

Ad valorem taxes may not be applied to which of the following?

A _________ tax is a tax on raw material (such as oil and natural gas)when they are extracted from their natural state.

Adjusting for population and inflation,state spending grew at an average annual rate of _________ percent over the last 20 years.

In 1931,Texas adopted a tax on

Broad-based taxes collected on the retail price of most items are called

The general sales tax yielded what percentage of the state's revenue?

Texas Culture and Diversity

Texas in the Federal System

The Texas Constitution in Perspective

Voting and Elections

Political Parties

Interest Groups

The Legislature: Organization and Structure

The Executive

The Judiciary

Law and Due Process

Local Government

Filters