Tax exclusions and tax deductions are used by government bodies to
A) increase overall revenue.
B) fund entitlement programs, like Social Security and Medicare.
C) fund road improvements and school construction.
D) incentivize some sectors of the economy.
E) discourage some sectors of the economy.
Question -2-Which of the following occurred as a result of passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
A) Literacy tests were suspended in areas where less than half the voting-age population had registered to vote or had actually voted.
B) The federal government was granted the power to appoint federal examiners to require enrollment of qualified voters in areas where less than half the voting-age population had failed to register to vote or to actually vote.
C) The attorney general was given the power to seek the appointment of federal voting examiners in any area where there was probable cause to suspect discrimination.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
Question -3-The financial crisis of 2008 plunged the nation into recession and unemployment. Congress reacted by authorizing bailout funds and passing stimulus spending programs that led to a(n)
A) increase in the federal debt.
B) increase in tax revenues.
C) increase in wage rates.
D) reduction in overall spending on entitlements.
E) rapid end to the recession.
Question -4-Literacy tests, all-white primaries, and the poll tax were measures adopted to flout rights granted in the
A) First Amendment.
B) Tenth Amendment.
C) Fifteenth Amendment.
D) Twenty-seventh Amendment.
E) Eighteenth Amendment.
Question -5-overnments that work to secure the rights of their citizens and promote their freedom are called _____________ democracies.
a. conservative
b. constitutional
c. direct
d. liberal
e. representative
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