Texas Government Ch 13

Front 1

The general sales tax is the primary source of state tax revenue.

Back 1

True

Front 2

The lottery is a major source of state revenue, generating more than 10 percent of the state's total budget.

Back 2

False

Front 3

Most observers consider the Texas tax structure regressive because of its heavy reliance on sales and excise taxes.

Back 3

True

Front 4

The federal government provides significant revenues to the state of Texas.

Back 4

True

Front 5

Welfare benefits in Texas are among the least generous in the nation.

Back 5

True

Front 6

Which of the following state taxes does Texas state government not levy?

Back 6

personal income tax

Front 7

You purchase $100 worth of clothing at a department store. In Texas, how much state sales tax will you pay on your retail purchase?

Back 7

$6.25

Front 8

Which of the following purchases is NOT subject to taxation?

Back 8

the purchase of a pound of hamburger at a grocery store

Front 9

Which of the following is an example of a sin tax?

Back 9

tax on alcohol and tobacco

Front 10

Which of the following taxes is state tax on corporate income?

Back 10

franchise tax

Front 11

Which of the following state budget categories benefits the most from federal funding?

Back 11

health and human services

Front 12

A tax levy whose burden weighs more heavily on persons earning higher incomes than it does on individuals making less money is called?

Back 12

progressive tax

Front 13

A tax levy whose burden weighs more heavily on low-income groups than wealthy taxpayers is known as?

Back 13

regressive tax

Front 14

Which of the following taxes reflects the ability-to-pay theory of taxation?

Back 14

progressive income tax

Front 15

A tax levy whose burden weighs equally on all persons, regardless of their income is called?

Back 15

proportional tax

Front 16

Based on political-science research, which of the following is the best explanation for the state's historic reliance on severance taxes on oil and gas production?

Back 16

The Texas economy has historically been based on oil and gas production.

Front 17

The reform of the state's school finance system designed to increase funding for poor school districts by redistributing money from wealthy districts is known as

Back 17

the Robin Hood plan.

Front 18

Which of the following is the largest item in the state budget?

Back 18

health and human services

Front 19

The budget proposal that is considered the most seriously by the legislature is initially drafted by which of the following?

Back 19

Legislative Budget Board

Front 20

A tax levied on the manufacture, transportation, sale, or consumption of a particular item or set of related items is known as a

Back 20

excise tax