States can improve the yield of the sales tax by broadening the base to include services and thus make the tax more equitable as upper-income individuals are heavier users of services. Which of the following examples is not an example of taxing a service?
a. A tax when you repair of your automobile
b. A tax when getting your hair cut
c. A tax on the cost of having a tattoo applied to your arm
d. A tax on the cost of buying cigarettes from a convenience store
Q. 2According to some experts, the seeds for contemporary terrorism were planted in the
a. 1960s.
b. 1970s.
c. 1980s.
d. 1990s.
e. 2000s.
Q. 3Which of the following about Brazil's Chamber of Deputies and Senate is TRUE?
a. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate share equal authority to make laws and both must approve a bill for it to become a law.
b. The Senate may advise on legislative matters but it has no authority to make laws, a power that rests solely with the Chamber of Deputies.
c. Both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate must approve presidential nominees.
d. The Chamber of Deputies is empowered to impeach top officials, including the president.
e. The Chamber of Deputies has the power to block but not make legislation.
Q. 4The use of circuit breaker legislation on property taxes is intended to
a. provide tax breaks to rental property owners.
b. make those taxes more equitable because the tax rate is closely related to the ability to pay.
c. ensure parity in property tax revenues between wealthy and poor neighborhoods.
d. make tax collection more efficient.
Q. 5Eric Hoffer nicknamed the young men who are especially susceptible to recruitment by terrorist groups
a. misfits.
b. monkeys.
c. James Bond fanatics.
d. militants.
e. fascists.
Q. 6The Brazilian way refers to a convention whereby
a. any Brazilian can ask for a temporary suspension of a rule for the sake of convenience.
b. bribery is a commonly accepted form of political exchange.
c. the president can ask a legislator to resign.
d. a governor can ask to be heard by the national legislature.
e. a legislator's vote can be bought in exchange for the promise of a future favor.
Q. 7States currently collect more of their revenues from which of the following sources?
a. Lotteries
b. User fees
c. General sales and gross receipts taxes
d. Income taxes
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