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Fiscal Policy and Taxes

Authored by SHANNA HATCHER

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Fiscal Policy and Taxes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which amendment to the Constitution allows the federal government to institute an income tax?

2nd

13th

16th

19th

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good tax?

equity

complexity

efficiency

simplicity

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The use of government spending & revenue to influence the economy is called

fiscal policy

the interest rate effect

monetary policy

mandatory spending

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The federal income tax is a progressive tax because

a person with a higher income pays the same as those with lower incomes

the more dependents you have the more tax credits you receive

lower income people pay more in taxes

the higher an income a person has, the higher the percentage that person pays in taxes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the largest category of federal spending?

law enforcement

national parks and museums

Social Security

the environment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The federal budget is put together

every 2 years

to report to Congress the prior year's spending

by Congress and the White House

by the Supreme Court

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tax on a foreign good brought into the U.S. is called

a corporate tax

a tariff

an excise tax

a withholding tax

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