. How ao most states inance tneir capitai buaget? sales or excise taxes O income and property taxes O long-term borrowing or sale of bonds O personal property or inheritance taxes
. How ao most states inance tneir capitai buaget? sales or excise taxes O income and property taxes O long-term borrowing or sale of bonds O personal property or inheritance taxes
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![1. How ao most states inance tneir capital buaget?
sales or excise taxes
O income and property taxes
long-term borrowing or sale of bonds
personal property or inheritance taxes
8. Which of the following is the largest source of revenue for local governments?
Osales taxes
property taxes
O individual income taxes
corporate income taxes
9. How does the concept of a balanced budget apply to state government?
O Only the capital budget must be balanced.
O Only the operating budget must be balanced.
O Both the operating budget and the capital budget must be balanced.
O Neither the operating budget nor the capital budget must be balanced.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F467a8bb8-8166-443d-8775-e940704fb7d8%2F90334caf-093c-42c6-853c-a82f4b04f6df%2Fvdxv3vj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. How ao most states inance tneir capital buaget?
sales or excise taxes
O income and property taxes
long-term borrowing or sale of bonds
personal property or inheritance taxes
8. Which of the following is the largest source of revenue for local governments?
Osales taxes
property taxes
O individual income taxes
corporate income taxes
9. How does the concept of a balanced budget apply to state government?
O Only the capital budget must be balanced.
O Only the operating budget must be balanced.
O Both the operating budget and the capital budget must be balanced.
O Neither the operating budget nor the capital budget must be balanced.
![4. What is one reason the government has only limited control of its spending?
O When criteria have been set for a program there is no control of how many people will qualify.
O Congress can change the number of people who qualify for a program but not how much they will
receive.
O The government cannot control how much money will be spent on education in a given year.
O When the government starts some programs it does not know what they will cost.
5. Why are Social Security and Medicare spending expected to increase further in the near
future?
O The amounts people receive are expected to take a big jump.
O The baby boomer generation will qualify for both programs.
O The people who qualify will all receive the maximum benefit.
O The generation over age 85 will qualify for expensive medical programs.
6. What is the major source of revenue for most state governments?
sales and individual income taxes
O property and gasoline taxes
O alcohol and tobacco taxes
Obusiness income and licensing taxes](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F467a8bb8-8166-443d-8775-e940704fb7d8%2F90334caf-093c-42c6-853c-a82f4b04f6df%2Fuwzk3tl_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:4. What is one reason the government has only limited control of its spending?
O When criteria have been set for a program there is no control of how many people will qualify.
O Congress can change the number of people who qualify for a program but not how much they will
receive.
O The government cannot control how much money will be spent on education in a given year.
O When the government starts some programs it does not know what they will cost.
5. Why are Social Security and Medicare spending expected to increase further in the near
future?
O The amounts people receive are expected to take a big jump.
O The baby boomer generation will qualify for both programs.
O The people who qualify will all receive the maximum benefit.
O The generation over age 85 will qualify for expensive medical programs.
6. What is the major source of revenue for most state governments?
sales and individual income taxes
O property and gasoline taxes
O alcohol and tobacco taxes
Obusiness income and licensing taxes
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