Question 1

How might an increasingly larger proportion of elderly people affect educational funding?

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Question 2

Low-income families would consider a sales tax on food to be a

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A) fair tax. 
B) municipal overburden. 
C) progressive tax. 
D) regressive tax.

Question 3

One of the driving forces behind the federal government increasing funding for education was the __________________.

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A) launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957 
B) segregation legislation 
C) launch of the Space Shuttle 
D) Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 4

The school infrastructure consists of the

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A) community support for schools. 
B) personnel in the state department of education. 
C) physical facilities of the school. 
D) tax base that supports the school.

Question 5

Your state is trying to implement a hotly contested new finance plan that would transfer funds from wealthy districts to poor ones. Those who support the plan probably base their arguments on which of the following issues?

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A) equity 
B) decentralization 
C) accountability 
D) charter schools

Question 6

What are the arguments against educational vouchers?

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Question 7

Many state courts have ruled that inequities in educational expenditures in districts throughout the state are

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A) to be remedied by the state department of education. 
B) created by the sales tax. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) all of the above.

Question 8

School financing arrangements are most vulnerable to being declared unconstitutional in

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A) State 1, where taxpayers claim they cannot afford any further increases in property taxes. 
B) State 2, where there is no state income tax. 
C) State 3, where annual revenues in all districts fall below projected needs. 
D) State 4, where there are substantial differences in districts' average spending per student.

Question 9

State court decisions affecting financial support of public education have sent the message that

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A) if budgets reflect blatant discrepancies from one district to another within a state, the federal government may intervene. 
B) discrepancies in quality of education are not related to funding. 
C) the level of financial support for public education clearly does make a difference in the quality of education. 
D) a national system of providing for the financial support of public education is necessary to alleviate discrepancies in funding.

Question 10

Why is the flat-grant model of state aid to local schools characterized as "the most unequal" method of financing schools?

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Question 11

Recent reform efforts in school funding, such as tuition tax credits, voucher plans, and choice plans, are evidence that

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A) there is growing concern that tax revenues will never be high enough to fund public schools adequately. 
B) no tax plan is fair, and the public should have the freedom to dictate where tax revenues are spent. 
C) private schools are inherently better than public schools. 
D) there is growing attention to, and public support for, competition among schools so that parents can identify and support the best schools and exert more control over where their children go to school.

Question 12

What benefits do contracts for exclusive products rights have on a district?

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Question 13

How is property tax calculated?

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Question 14

What is the primary purpose of assessing user fees in a school environment?

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A) to collect an additional tax revenue 
B) to offset shrinking revenues from traditional sources 
C) to replace property tax 
D) because there is no other source

Question 15

The shift from categorical grants to block grants in the 1980s resulted in

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A) more funding for education from the federal level. 
B) funding decisions shifting from the federal level to the state level. 
C) more rules and regulations from the federal Department of Education. 
D) greater emphasis on funding specific federal programs.

Question 16

Additional taxes that can be applied to education include

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A) excise, gift tax, severance tax, and corporate income tax. 
B) excise tax and corporate tax. 
C) gift and excise tax. 
D) severance tax.

Question 17

The level of government that relies on the property tax as the main source of income is

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A) the local level. 
B) the state level. 
C) the federal level. 
D) all of the above.

Question 18

Districts with a high number of students with special needs would lobby for state educational funding based on the

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A) flat-grant model. 
B) foundation plan. 
C) power-equalization plan. 
D) weighted student plan.

Question 19

The _____________ Supreme Court declared that the entire state educational system of funding schools with property tax was unconstitutional, which prompted significant reform.

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A) California 
B) Michigan 
C) New York 
D) Kentucky

Question 20

State lotteries, a recently tapped funding source for schools,

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A) are found in all 50 states. 
B) are a progressive tax because the wealthy utilize them more than the poor. 
C) contribute a minimal amount of a state's revenue for education. 
D) bridge the gap whenever other sources of state revenue fall short of full funding.

Exam 8: Financing Public Education