How does a progressive tax work?
A) All taxpayers pay taxes at the same rate, regardless of income.
B) Taxpayers with higher incomes pay a higher percentage of their incomes in taxes.
C) Taxpayers with higher incomes pay a lower percentage of their incomes in taxes.
D) Taxpayers who own property pay taxes at lower percentage rates than taxpayers who do not, regardless of income.
E) All taxpayers pay taxes at a set percentage, which increases every year, regardless of income.
B
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The Supreme Court ruled against the city of Richmond in the Croson case for which of the following reasons?
a. Richmond's system for awarding city contracts discriminated against minority- owned business enterprises. b. Richmond's system for awarding city contracts discriminated against women. c. The Richmond city council failed to demonstrate a specific history of discrimination sufficient to justify a race-based program of relief. d. The city was not legally incorporate d. e. The city had too many part-time employees.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to the author, Gaus’s 1936 work has little to do with the complex public administration problems of the twenty-first century. 2. Finer and Gaus were mostly similar in their writings on accountability. 3. Since it is essential to administration, oversight tends to rank high among congressional priorities. 4. Evaluation of program effectiveness is one reason for congressional oversight. 5. Authorizing committees have the most impressive control of administration.