POLS 207 EXAM 2025/2026
ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
GUARANTEED PASS
Gross Domestic Product - Answer- The total value of all the goods and services
produced in the United States in a year; Measure of the size of the US economy
Progressive Tax - Answer- Taxes that require high-income groups to pay a larger
percentage of their income in taxes than low-income groups
Regressive Tax - Answer- Taxes that take a larger share of the income of low-income in
taxes than of high-income groups
(sales taxes are regressive)(property taxes are regressive)
Proportional tax - Answer- Taxes that require all income groups to pay the same
percentage of their income in taxes
Who should bear the Tax burden - Answer- Ability to pay principle-Citizens who are
most able to pay should bear the tax burden
Business Tax so controversial - Answer- A high business Tax may cause the
corporation to relocate to a different state
16th Amendment - Answer- Created the federal income tax, a progressive tax based on
the ability to pay
Excise Taxes (application) - Answer- alcohol cigarettes and gas
Excise Taxes (definition) - Answer- "Sin Taxes"- taxes on specific items that are usually
earmarked for a specific purpose (selective sales tax)
Americans Opinions on taxes - Answer- Most Americans think taxes are too high
Debt Ceiling - Answer- Limits the amount of money a government can borrow to a
proportion of the tax base
Bond referendum - Answer- Requires that any bonded indebtedness (and the taxes
imposed to pay off this indebtedness) must be approved by voters
General Obligation Bond - Answer- Bonds issued by governments that pledge their "full
faith and credit", including tax revenues, to repayment
, Revenue Bonds - Answer- Bonds issued by governments for specific projects and
backed only by whatever revenues the projects generate
States economy and educational spending - Answer- The better education the better
the economy
Level of government is most affected by tax limits - Answer- Local Governments are
more affected by tax limits. local property tax limits have the effect of increasing reliance
of local governments on state aid as well as fees and charges
Educational systems Performance measurement - Answer- dropout rate,Sat
Score,educational attainment(high school/college diploma)
1)Event dropouts- students who stop attending between 10-12 grade as a percentage of
total attendance
2)Statues dropouts-person 18-24 who are not in school and have not graduated from
high school as a percentage of a persons in that age group
3)High School Graduation Rate- The number of graduates as a percentage of the
number of ninth grader
Magnet schools - Answer- Schools emphasizing instruction in particular areas in an
effort to improve quality and attract students
Charter Schools - Answer- Schools operated with public funds by private community
groups under a charter from public school districts or others granting agency
Criticisms of no child left behind - Answer- 1)It's narrow instead of comprehensive in
terms of thinking skills
2)Measure of progress or lack of progress should not be used to penalize schools but to
offer more assistance to schools needing it
3)Racial leaders believe that tests are racially biased. Average Whites do better than
Average blacks
When can governments give money to religious schools - Answer- To provide students
attending church-related schools with nonreligious text books, lunches, transportation,
sign language interpreting, and special education teachers
How do states enforce compliance with state educational policy - Answer-
1)Bureaucratic oversight, involving state boards of education, state commissioners or
superintendents of education, and state departments of education
2)Financial control through state allocation of funds to local school districts
What has controlled education at the state level - Answer- State boards of education-
Control everything from teacher certification to textbook selection; mostly elected by
governors but voted on by the people in texas
ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
GUARANTEED PASS
Gross Domestic Product - Answer- The total value of all the goods and services
produced in the United States in a year; Measure of the size of the US economy
Progressive Tax - Answer- Taxes that require high-income groups to pay a larger
percentage of their income in taxes than low-income groups
Regressive Tax - Answer- Taxes that take a larger share of the income of low-income in
taxes than of high-income groups
(sales taxes are regressive)(property taxes are regressive)
Proportional tax - Answer- Taxes that require all income groups to pay the same
percentage of their income in taxes
Who should bear the Tax burden - Answer- Ability to pay principle-Citizens who are
most able to pay should bear the tax burden
Business Tax so controversial - Answer- A high business Tax may cause the
corporation to relocate to a different state
16th Amendment - Answer- Created the federal income tax, a progressive tax based on
the ability to pay
Excise Taxes (application) - Answer- alcohol cigarettes and gas
Excise Taxes (definition) - Answer- "Sin Taxes"- taxes on specific items that are usually
earmarked for a specific purpose (selective sales tax)
Americans Opinions on taxes - Answer- Most Americans think taxes are too high
Debt Ceiling - Answer- Limits the amount of money a government can borrow to a
proportion of the tax base
Bond referendum - Answer- Requires that any bonded indebtedness (and the taxes
imposed to pay off this indebtedness) must be approved by voters
General Obligation Bond - Answer- Bonds issued by governments that pledge their "full
faith and credit", including tax revenues, to repayment
, Revenue Bonds - Answer- Bonds issued by governments for specific projects and
backed only by whatever revenues the projects generate
States economy and educational spending - Answer- The better education the better
the economy
Level of government is most affected by tax limits - Answer- Local Governments are
more affected by tax limits. local property tax limits have the effect of increasing reliance
of local governments on state aid as well as fees and charges
Educational systems Performance measurement - Answer- dropout rate,Sat
Score,educational attainment(high school/college diploma)
1)Event dropouts- students who stop attending between 10-12 grade as a percentage of
total attendance
2)Statues dropouts-person 18-24 who are not in school and have not graduated from
high school as a percentage of a persons in that age group
3)High School Graduation Rate- The number of graduates as a percentage of the
number of ninth grader
Magnet schools - Answer- Schools emphasizing instruction in particular areas in an
effort to improve quality and attract students
Charter Schools - Answer- Schools operated with public funds by private community
groups under a charter from public school districts or others granting agency
Criticisms of no child left behind - Answer- 1)It's narrow instead of comprehensive in
terms of thinking skills
2)Measure of progress or lack of progress should not be used to penalize schools but to
offer more assistance to schools needing it
3)Racial leaders believe that tests are racially biased. Average Whites do better than
Average blacks
When can governments give money to religious schools - Answer- To provide students
attending church-related schools with nonreligious text books, lunches, transportation,
sign language interpreting, and special education teachers
How do states enforce compliance with state educational policy - Answer-
1)Bureaucratic oversight, involving state boards of education, state commissioners or
superintendents of education, and state departments of education
2)Financial control through state allocation of funds to local school districts
What has controlled education at the state level - Answer- State boards of education-
Control everything from teacher certification to textbook selection; mostly elected by
governors but voted on by the people in texas
