Define sales tax. What are the types of sales taxes?

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A general tax on sales transactions, sometimes exempting food and medicine is known as a sales tax.
There are two different kinds of state sales taxes—the general sales tax on most retail goods (many states exempt necessities like food and medicine from the general sales tax)—and the selective sales tax (also called excise taxes) on specific items like motor vehicle fuel, alcohol, and tobacco products.

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What is the probable impact on a chief executives working in a divided government?

a. Divided government makes it easier for chief executives, because they can play one side off the other. b. Divided government makes it harder for chief executives, because they cannot rely on their own party's support. c. Divided government makes it easier for chief executives, because they can appeal directly to the public for support and not worry about too much backlash. d. Divided government makes it harder for chief executives, because it limits executive power and often leads to stalemates.

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