As the proportion of people over sixty-five increases, it is likely that there will be
a. decreasing emphasis on the physical education curriculum.
b. decreasing conflict about school goals.
c. increasing resistance to school budget increases.
d. increasing conflict over curricular content.
[Ques. 2] State lotteries, a recently tapped funding source for schools,
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.
[Ques. 3] What is the primary purpose of assessing user fees in a school environment?
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
[Ques. 4] Low-income families would consider a sales tax on food to be a
a. fair tax.
b. municipal overburden.
c. progressive tax.
d. regressive tax.
[Ques. 5] Municipal overburden is a term used to indicate
a. high financial demands for a variety of public services.
b. providing services for high-income areas.
c. limited community involvement in the city.
d. too many administrators in the city government.
[Ques. 6] Asbury Elementary School needs an after-school child-care center. Of the following types of revenue, which is best suited (and perhaps easiest to attain) for support of this project?
a. increased state income tax
b. a new sales tax
c. user fees
d. increased property tax
[Ques. 7] The property tax rate is expressed in
a. dollars.
b. mills.
c. percentages.
d. ratios.
[Ques. 8] The level of government that relies on the property tax as the main source of income is
a. the local level.
b. the state level.
c. the federal level.
d. all of the above.
[Ques. 9] The level of government that pays the highest percentage of total school revenues is the
a. local level.
b. national level.
c. state level.
d. federal level.
[Ques. 10] Articulate what potential problems may develop when school districts rely on property taxes as school revenue sources?
What will be an ideal response?
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