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Ch. 5 Government Revenue/Taxes

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the types of taxes a person might pay?

Check all that apply.

a)

Sales tax

b)

Natural tax

c)

Income tax

d)

Property tax

e)

Birth tax

2.

Which of these does not feel the burden of tax?

a)

Owners (shareholders)

b)

Employees

c)

Consumers

d)

Elderly

3.

Which of these is NOT a source of income for LOCAL government?

a)

Sale of Liquor

b)

Property Tax

c)

Utilities

d)

FICA Tax

4.

Identify two of the main taxes that are withheld out of a workers paycheck.

a)

FICA tax

b)

Individual Income Tax

c)

Sales Tax

d)

Property Tax

5.

Who hurts the most from a REGRESSIVE tax?

a)

People who have higher incomes

b)

People who have no income

c)

People with lower incomes

6.

Which president reduced taxes in 2001?

(a)  

7.

Who was elected president in 1980 and lowered taxes in 1981?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Richard Nixon

8.

Which of these is a progressive tax?

a)

airport tax

b)

income tax

c)

property tax

d)

sales tax

9.

Who primarily uses our tax money? (hint: choose 2 correct answers)

a)

Your employer

b)

The state government

c)

The Federal government

d)

Local Businesses

10.

What types of taxes contribute to Federal tax revenue? ( hint: choose 4 correct answers :)

a)

Corporate Income Tax

b)

Income Tax

c)

Estate Tax

d)

Excise Tax

11.
a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases
a)
progressive
b)
regressive
c)
flat
d)
proportional
12.
A _________ tax, also referred to as a flat tax, impacts low-, middle- and high-income earners relatively equally. 
a)
regressive
b)
proportional
c)
income
13.
Under a ________ tax system, individuals and entities with low incomes pay a higher amount of that income in taxes compared to high-income earners. 
a)
Regressive
b)
Progressive
c)
Proportional
d)
Flat
14.

Jennifer earns $400 per week and spends $200 on groceries. In the same scenario, Janice, who earns $800 per week, also spend $200 on groceries. Who pays more?

a)

Jennifer

b)

Janice

c)

Star Lord

d)

Yoda

15.
Federal Income tax is a _______tax
a)
proportional
b)
flat
c)
regressive
d)
progressive
16.

the Federal Government earns most of its money from...

a)

Corporate Tax

b)

Social Security and Retirement

c)

Individual Income Tax

17.

Taxes are collected by

a)

Businesses

b)

Parents

c)

Foreign countries

d)

Government

18.

IRS stands for

a)

Internal Revenge Service

b)

International Revenue System

c)

Internal Revenue Service

d)

Inspection Ravioli Sauce

19.

A sales tax is off of any purchased good. Who regulates those taxes?

a)

State

b)

Federal

c)

Other countries

d)

Your employer

20.

Federal Contribution Insurance Act (FICA) are withheld from your paycheck and sent to the government. These are used for (Two answers are to be selected)

a)

Social Security

b)

State

c)

Medicare

d)

Sale

21.

Curtis purchased a new pair of jeans for $18. When Curtis pays for his jeans his total is almost $20 because of taxes. Which type of tax does Curtis pay?

a)

Payroll Tax

b)

Income Tax

c)

Sales Tax

d)

Property Tax

22.
A _____________tax may at first appear to be a fair way of taxing citizens because everyone, regardless of income level, pays the same dollar amount. By taking a closer look, it is easy to see that such a tax causes lower-income people to pay a larger share of their income than wealthier people pay
a)
progressive
b)
income
c)
flat
d)
regressive
23.

taxes levied on the sale of high-priced luxury goods, such as diamond jewelry and private jets

a)

progressive tax

b)

regressive tax

c)

proportional tax

d)

luxury taxes

24.

Which of the following refers to an excise tax that is meant to discourage the purchase of goods that do not promote consumers’ health?

a)

Exercise tax

b)

Luxury tax

c)

Sin tax

d)

User tax

25.
Treating people fairly- sometimes accommodations need to be made so that things will be fair for everyone.
a)
official language
b)
equity
c)
representative democracy
d)
common good
26.

What is the purpose of Social Security?

a)

to protect the safety of our nation's harbors

b)

to provide a trained military

c)

to help Americans pay the bills when they can no longer work

d)

to provide low cost healthcare

27.

Federal government program that supports health care for individuals over 65

a)

Social Security

b)

Salary

c)

Medicare

d)

Income Insurance