In Personam taxes are
a. taxes on personams.
b. taxes on people.
c. taxes supporting Federal wildlife.
d. taxes supporting the environment.
e. taxes to pay for condemning property.
[Ques. 2] In Rem taxes are
a. taxes imposed on sleep research.
b. taxes on people.
c. taxes on income.
d. inheritance taxes.
e. personal property taxes.
[Ques. 3] Taxes fall into two broad categories. What are those two categories?
a. A flow of production and a stock of wealth
b. Income and property
c. Sales and rentals
d. Foods and services
e. Loopholes and non-loopholed sections of the IRS
[Ques. 4] In the U.S., taxing property to fund education dates back to
a. Native American tradition.
b. Greek and Roman traditions.
c. 1647.
d. 1776.
e. 1812.
[Ques. 5] The purpose of a tax is to
a. upset people.
b. steal from the rich and give to the poor.
c. keep the huddled masses from revolting (see Les Miserables).
d. pay a government service.
e. equalize income disparity.
[Ques. 6] Californias Proposition 13, passed in 1978, did which of the following?
a. Got Ronald Reagan elected President
b. Required a two thirds majority to agree to the tax increase
c. Lowered tax rates to 15
d. Lowered tax rates and increased revenues for education
[Ques. 7] Pregnant women without a high school diploma are more than 10 times more likely to have started prenatal care or have no prenatal care than those with a Bachelors degree or higher
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 8] A greater percentage of those with household incomes of less than 100,000 donate more to religion charities than do those who make 1,000,000 or more per year.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 9] Ten percent of those without a high school diploma volunteer while only one third of college-educated adults volunteer on a weekly basis.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 10] Adults without a high school education volunteer an average of 2.7 hours a week while college-educated adults volunteer only 2.0 hours per week
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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