Question 1

Severance tax is a large percentage of the national tax revenue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During the Great Depression the sales tax was born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A hundred years ago, wealth primarily consisted of ________, land and buildings, that was relatively easy for assessors to value.Their estimate was a good indicator of the property owner's ability to pay taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) intangible wealth 
B) tangible wealth 
C) real estate 
D) real property 
E) ad valorem

Question 4

________ is a consumer tax on specific kind of merchandise.

Accepted Answer

A) Exchange 
B) Excise 
C) Value-added 
D) Graduated 
E) Flat rate

Question 5

Sales taxes are only applied to luxury items and thus only apply to those who can afford them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Revenue bonds are defined by the text as

Accepted Answer

A) instruments of banking that allow a state or local government to borrow funds with no money down. 
B) lines of credit. 
C) certificates sold to the general public to raise money for building projects or other expensive propositions. 
D) tolls and fees collected by a special-purpose government or a special district. 
E) discretionary funds available to the state from a private bank or lending institution.

Question 7

The per capita incomes for Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts were more than

Accepted Answer

A) 50,000 
B) 40,000 
C) 35,000 
D) 25,000 
E) 20,000

Question 8

Which of the following is a capital expenditure?

Accepted Answer

A) Health care 
B) Garbage collection 
C) Law enforcement 
D) Constructing roads 
E) Building inspections

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the listed interpretations of the U.S.Constitution in terms of regulating the states' ability to create revenue?

Accepted Answer

A) No using taxing powers to deprive people of equal protection of the law 
B) No taxation of any company designated by a sitting governor 
C) No discriminating against interstate commerce, unduly burdening it, or taxing it directly 
D) No using taxing powers to interfere with federal operations 
E) No taxing exports or imports or levying tonnage duties without the consent of Congress

Question 10

The most important revenue for states is the property tax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Merit systems are generally administered by the office of state personnel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The U.S.Constitution does NOT set boundaries on what government may do regarding the provision of public funds to faith-based service organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most of the growth in federal grants as sources of revenue for state governments has come from _________.

Accepted Answer

A) lottery revenue 
B) Medicaid 
C) Medicare 
D) transportation 
E) law enforcement

Question 14

Sales taxes are difficult to administer and produce a modest amount of revenue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A government seeks to identify the value of land and other properties through a process termed

Accepted Answer

A) ad valorem. 
B) appraisal. 
C) assessment. 
D) levying. 
E) appropriation.

Question 16

Individual income taxes are mildly________, meaning the rate goes up with income.

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent 
B) progressive 
C) stipulative 
D) adjusting 
E) self-leveling

Question 17

Many state and local governments have privatized major parts of their

Accepted Answer

A) public works system. 
B) technology needs. 
C) welfare services. 
D) health care services. 
E) All of the above.

Question 18

In 1973 the U.S.Supreme Court upheld the federal constitutional requirement that the amount spent per pupil in each school district be the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

State and local governments spent ________ in 2007.

Accepted Answer

A) $900 billion 
B) $700 billion 
C) $1.2 trillion 
D) $2.26 trillion 
E) $3.5 trillion

Question 20

By 2016, more than 20.7 million American adults will work in the nation's roughly 89,000 state and local governments.During the same period, the federal government is expected to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) grow by 10 percent 
B) shrink its workforce by 20 percent 
C) grow by 20 percent 
D) stay approximately the same size 
E) turn over several key responsibilities to the states

Exam 29: Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments

Severance tax is a large percentage of the national tax revenue.

During the Great Depression the sales tax was born.

A hundred years ago, wealth primarily consisted of ________, land and buildings, that was relatively easy for assessors to value.Their estimate was a good indicator of the property owner's ability to pay taxes.

________ is a consumer tax on specific kind of merchandise.

Sales taxes are only applied to luxury items and thus only apply to those who can afford them.

Revenue bonds are defined by the text as

The per capita incomes for Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts were more than

Which of the following is a capital expenditure?

Which of the following is NOT one of the listed interpretations of the U.S.Constitution in terms of regulating the states' ability to create revenue?

The most important revenue for states is the property tax.

Merit systems are generally administered by the office of state personnel.

The U.S.Constitution does NOT set boundaries on what government may do regarding the provision of public funds to faith-based service organizations.

Most of the growth in federal grants as sources of revenue for state governments has come from _________.

Sales taxes are difficult to administer and produce a modest amount of revenue.

A government seeks to identify the value of land and other properties through a process termed

Individual income taxes are mildly________, meaning the rate goes up with income.

Many state and local governments have privatized major parts of their

In 1973 the U.S.Supreme Court upheld the federal constitutional requirement that the amount spent per pupil in each school district be the same.

State and local governments spent ________ in 2007.

By 2016, more than 20.7 million American adults will work in the nation's roughly 89,000 state and local governments.During the same period, the federal government is expected to ________.