Mr. McCormack
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American Government
S
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G
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C
HAPTER
S
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– T
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RESIDENCY
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Section One: Taxes
(p 446-452)
Congress must exercise the taxing power in accord with the __________.
(p 446)
Taxes must be used for __________ purposes only.
(p 447)
Congress cannot tax __________. (p 447)
__________ taxes must be equally apportioned among the states.
Many would argue that this is grossly unfair,
since __________ is not evenly distributed among the states.
(p 447)
The __________ is a direct tax that may be laid without regard to population due to the __________
Amendment.
An amendment was necessary because the Supreme Court previously ruled it unconstitutional in
__________ v. ___________.
(p 448)
All __________, __________, and __________ shall be uniform throughout the United States.
(p 448)
The federal government cannot tax the __________ (recall the case of __________ v. __________).
However,
it can and does tax those activities that are of a __________ character.
(p 448)
Please describe the current federal taxes, providing examples where appropriate.
(p 449-451)
Current Federal Taxes
Description
Income Tax
Individual Income Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Social Insurance Taxes
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