AMERICAN HERITAGE FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Regressive Tax
Answer:
Taxes as a percentage of income decrease with income (the poor pay more than
the rich)
Question:
2. Progressive tax
Answer:
Taxes as a percentage of income increases with income (the rich pay a greater
percentage than the poor)
Question:
3. Proportional Tax ("flat")
Answer:
The taxes are a constant percentage of income
Question:
4. 15th Amendment
Answer:
Big idea: Guarantees the right for former male slaves to vote
Question:
5. 14th Amendment:
Answer:
Big idea: Guarantees equal protection and applies the bill of rights to the states
States before this were allowed to violate the national bill of rights
Question:
6. 13th Amendment
Answer:
Big picture: Ends slavery
, Question:
7. Equality of opportunity
Answer:
The start is equal
Differences during the race lead people to finishing the race at different times
Question:
8. Equality of results
Answer:
The disadvantaged are given advantages
The result is equal
Question:
9. Positive Exceptionalism
Answer:
the idea that Americans are a distinct people with
special traits (probably mostly good, but some bad) that make them collectively
and perhaps individually special.
Question:
10. Normative Exceptionalism
Answer:
idea that some principles and ideas are true and worthy principles that merit
consideration in organizing a good society
Basic values
Question:
11. Human Predicament Cycle
Answer:
Question:
12. Coordination problem
Answer:
How to get everyone together to contribute to a problem
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Regressive Tax
Answer:
Taxes as a percentage of income decrease with income (the poor pay more than
the rich)
Question:
2. Progressive tax
Answer:
Taxes as a percentage of income increases with income (the rich pay a greater
percentage than the poor)
Question:
3. Proportional Tax ("flat")
Answer:
The taxes are a constant percentage of income
Question:
4. 15th Amendment
Answer:
Big idea: Guarantees the right for former male slaves to vote
Question:
5. 14th Amendment:
Answer:
Big idea: Guarantees equal protection and applies the bill of rights to the states
States before this were allowed to violate the national bill of rights
Question:
6. 13th Amendment
Answer:
Big picture: Ends slavery
, Question:
7. Equality of opportunity
Answer:
The start is equal
Differences during the race lead people to finishing the race at different times
Question:
8. Equality of results
Answer:
The disadvantaged are given advantages
The result is equal
Question:
9. Positive Exceptionalism
Answer:
the idea that Americans are a distinct people with
special traits (probably mostly good, but some bad) that make them collectively
and perhaps individually special.
Question:
10. Normative Exceptionalism
Answer:
idea that some principles and ideas are true and worthy principles that merit
consideration in organizing a good society
Basic values
Question:
11. Human Predicament Cycle
Answer:
Question:
12. Coordination problem
Answer:
How to get everyone together to contribute to a problem
