Chapter 16

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Why have we borrowed money in the past

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Short and long time crisis and to fund large projects

Question 1

The largest source of federal income

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Individual income tax

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Can not levy taxes on

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Church’s and non profit organizations

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The gift tax implies after

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10,000 dollars

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Why does the federal gov allowed to borrow money at such low rates

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Great credit rating

Question 5

Who initiates the spending process

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President

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The federal budget begins with

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Federal agents

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Low income with an importing business with large gifts of money and no wealthy relatives prefer

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Progressive income, low custom duties, low gift tax, and high estate tax

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Canal rolls, fees for passports, and patents are

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Nontax revenues

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The congressional power to borrow money was granted by

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Constitution

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The unemployment tax is a good illustration of

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Federalism at work

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Military and education spending are

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Controllable spending

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Social security benefits are

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Uncontrollable spending

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Revenues collected as customs duties are not

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A source of nontax money

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Most important aspect of the federal budget is the impact it has on

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Public policy

Question 15

Spending that is mandatory unless the gov changes eligibility

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Uncontrollable spending

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Congress can use its own discretion when

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Raising or lowering taxes

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Congress relies heavily on_____ and ______ to do its budgeting

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Committees and subcommittees

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Federal gov can tax on things that are______ to people

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Dangerous

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The federal gov borrowed money in recent decades too

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Pay previous debt and operate gov

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Money from the_______ helps pay for ss and Medicare

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Payroll

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The process of creating the fed budget involves

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Pres. And congress

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The budget process is cubersome but it helps what system

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Checks and balances

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Both corporate and individual taxes are set at________ rates

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Progressive

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One reason for the federal budgets importance is

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It determines which programs will have money to operate

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Higher rates occur with

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Progressive tax

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The federal budget begins with

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An estimate from agencies on yearly spending

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Tax on production,sale, or consumption of goods

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Excise tax

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Spending more than what comes in

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Deficit financing

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Ruling that allows gov agency to function

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Continual resolution

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The power to borrow money historically was seen as a way for the U.S. To

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Meet the cost of both long and short term crisis

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More annual income received than spent

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Surplus

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The presidents budget plan is referred to

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The budget committee

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Today more than one in every five dollars spent goes to the

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Federal debt

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Tax generally withheld from paycheck

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Payroll tax

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The state budget does not affect the____

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Federal budget

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To combat a crisis congress would

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Borrow money

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A charge levied on borrowing money

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Interest

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If congress were to tax exports...exporters would be forced to

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Raise the cost of the export and lower profit

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A continued uncontrollable spending will likely

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Affect federal budget and deficit financing

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Public debt today is measured in

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Trillions

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The total outstanding debt of the nation

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Public debt

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Sometimes the federal gov power to tax for nonrevenue purposes is denied bc

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Interferes with a protected constitutional right

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What would have the most dramatic effect on the federal spending

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War

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During the first 50 years congress raised money through

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Imports

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Two of the largest categories of federal spending are

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Social security and interest on public debt

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A tax that is set at a flat rate

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Regressive tax

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The federal gov can borrow money at low interest rates also because of

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Safest investments

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Congress can not tax state or local gov because

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The constitution establishes a federal system which must not be destroyed by the federal gov