Chapter 8 & 9 TEST

A factory that makes soap is involved in

• manufacturing.

• agriculture.

• service.

• government.

Exports are goods that are

• grown on farms.

• made in other countries and sold in the United States.

• made in the United States and sent to other countries.

• made and sold in Missouri.

One similarity between sales tax and income tax is that both

• come out of the money a worker earns.

• are based on the value of homes or land.

• are based on the cost of things people buy.

• are used to pay for government services.

The legislative branch of government is responsible for

• making the laws.

• carrying out the laws.

• leading the military.

• explaining the laws.

Which is not true of the Missouri Constitution?

• It divides the government into three branches.

• It guarantees freedom of speech and religion.

• It was first written in 1820.

• It has never been amended.

The legislative branch of Missouri's government is called the

• governor.

• General Assembly.

• Supreme Court.

• county seat.

The word mayor is related to the Latin term major, meaning "greater."

This helps you know that a mayor is

• the head of a town government.

• a person who buys a product.

• someone who starts a business.

• someone who puts money into a business.

However, there was not enough money in the town’s budget for both projects.

What could take the place of budget in this sentence?

• bank account

• expenses

• money plan

• population

In the phrase "could solve its problems with higher taxes," the word tax means

• savings for the future.

• a heavy demand.

• money paid to the government.

• a budget.

A municipal government is the government of a

• nation.

• state.

• county.

• city.