Exam 10: People and Money in State and Local Governments

________ expenditures of state and local governments encompass parks and recreation facilities, waste management, and natural resource management.

Which of the following is true about property tax?

State and local governments enacted the ________ that enforced merit principles and restricted the political activities of their employees.

A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends is known as a ________.

________ refers to a reduction in the property tax one owes if the calculated tax grows to be larger than a given percentage of one's income.

In recent decades, state lotteries have decreased in popularity, in part because they increase revenues by raising taxes.

________ refers to the negotiations between an employer and a labor union to set wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Some 24 American states are referred to as "right to work" states, meaning that one's employment cannot be dependent on whether ________.

Which of the following is true of labor unions and collective bargaining?

The type of state sales tax levied on specific items like motor vehicle fuel, alcohol, and tobacco products is referred to as a(n) ________ sales tax.

Which of the following is true of state revenue and management systems?

Property tax is a stable, predictable source of funding, especially important for ________.

The factor that distinguishes merit system from spoils system is that ________.

Grants between governments pass from lower levels of government to higher levels.

Identify the American state that taxes an individual's dividend and interest income but not his or her wages.

________ expenditures of state and local governments consist of expenditures on roads and highways.

Identify the American state that first introduced a merit pay plan, in which employees' salaries were tied to managers' assessments of their performance.

Which of the following is true of the challenges faced by state revenue and management systems?

The multi-step process of calculating property taxes has led to some gamesmanship on the part of local governments.

State and local governments get most of their money from ________.