Question 1

Which tax contributes the least revenue to the state of California?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal income tax 
B)  sales tax 
C)  corporate tax 
D)  They contribute approximately equally. 
A)  personal income tax 
B)  sales tax 
C)  corporate tax 
D)  They contribute approximately equally.

Question 2

Property tax revenues go to the

Accepted Answer

A)  state government. 
B)  State Board of Equalization. 
C)  local governments. 
D)  development of infrastructure. 
A)  state government. 
B)  State Board of Equalization. 
C)  local governments. 
D)  development of infrastructure.

Question 3

A critical challenge to California's tax structure is that it is

Accepted Answer

A)  outmoded. 
B)  too complex for voters to understand. 
C)  focused solely on imposing taxes on services. 
D)  unfair to major corporations. 
A)  outmoded. 
B)  too complex for voters to understand. 
C)  focused solely on imposing taxes on services. 
D)  unfair to major corporations.

Question 4

What category accounts for the largest expenditure in California's budget?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher education 
B)  education (K-12) 
C)  corrections and rehabilitation 
D)  health and human services 
A)  higher education 
B)  education (K-12) 
C)  corrections and rehabilitation 
D)  health and human services

Question 5

Who are the Big 5?

Accepted Answer

A)  the president, vice president, Speaker of the House, secretary of defense, and secretary of foreign affairs 
B)  the governor, Assembly speaker, Senate president pro tempore, the Assembly minority leader, and the Senate minority leader 
C)  the senators from the five largest constituencies in the state 
D)  the longest-serving justices on the California Supreme Court 
A)  the president, vice president, Speaker of the House, secretary of defense, and secretary of foreign affairs 
B)  the governor, Assembly speaker, Senate president pro tempore, the Assembly minority leader, and the Senate minority leader 
C)  the senators from the five largest constituencies in the state 
D)  the longest-serving justices on the California Supreme Court

Question 6

Conservatives argue that California's income taxes are

Accepted Answer

A)  moderate. 
B)  too high. 
C)  too low. 
D)  likely to be repealed. 
A)  moderate. 
B)  too high. 
C)  too low. 
D)  likely to be repealed.

Question 7

The legislative analyst's office provides

Accepted Answer

A)  advice to the governor. 
B)  nonpartisan and independent reviews of the budget. 
C)  recommendations on bond issues. 
D)  advice to the legislature. 
A)  advice to the governor. 
B)  nonpartisan and independent reviews of the budget. 
C)  recommendations on bond issues. 
D)  advice to the legislature.

Question 8

California's overall tax structure depends on tax revenues that are

Accepted Answer

A)  paid by tourists. 
B)  imposed on foreign corporations and trusts. 
C)  levied on out of state manufacturing facilities. 
D)  rising and falling in line with the economy's performance. 
A)  paid by tourists. 
B)  imposed on foreign corporations and trusts. 
C)  levied on out of state manufacturing facilities. 
D)  rising and falling in line with the economy's performance.

Question 9

The publicly funded agencies most affected by the restrictions of Proposition 13 are

Accepted Answer

A)  fire departments. 
B)  police departments. 
C)  school districts. 
D)  prisons. 
A)  fire departments. 
B)  police departments. 
C)  school districts. 
D)  prisons.

Question 10

The California Constitution requires that the governor and the legislature

Accepted Answer

A)  pass a balanced budget. 
B)  engage in deficit financing. 
C)  reduce the rate of inflation. 
D)  ignore the Federal Reserve Bank. 
A)  pass a balanced budget. 
B)  engage in deficit financing. 
C)  reduce the rate of inflation. 
D)  ignore the Federal Reserve Bank.

Which tax contributes the least revenue to the state of California?

Property tax revenues go to the

A critical challenge to California's tax structure is that it is

What category accounts for the largest expenditure in California's budget?

Who are the Big 5?

Conservatives argue that California's income taxes are

The legislative analyst's office provides

California's overall tax structure depends on tax revenues that are

The publicly funded agencies most affected by the restrictions of Proposition 13 are

The California Constitution requires that the governor and the legislature

California Government: Promise and Practice

The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy

Interest Groups and the Media in California

Parties and Elections in California

The California Legislature

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The California Judiciary

Local Government

Public Policy in California

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Exam 8: The State Budget and Budgetary Limitations

Which tax contributes the least revenue to the state of California?

Property tax revenues go to the

A critical challenge to California's tax structure is that it is

What category accounts for the largest expenditure in California's budget?

Who are the Big 5?

Conservatives argue that California's income taxes are

The legislative analyst's office provides

California's overall tax structure depends on tax revenues that are

The publicly funded agencies most affected by the restrictions of Proposition 13 are

The California Constitution requires that the governor and the legislature

California Government: Promise and Practice

The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy

Interest Groups and the Media in California

Parties and Elections in California

The California Legislature

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The California Judiciary

Local Government

Public Policy in California

Filters