Question 1

Define the national security and social service states.Choose one,and explain why it acts as a barrier to reversing the size of the national budget.Which would be easier to reform?

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Question 2

Explain the role of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)in the budget process.

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Question 3

Explain the difference between flat and progressive income taxes.Which do you think is the fairer tax?

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Question 4

Explain the difference between state and federal budgets for capital projects.Which do you think operates more efficiently?

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Question 5

What is incrementalism? Describe one area of the budget where incrementalism tends to occur and one area where it has not occurred.

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Question 6

Describe the Social Security system and explain how it is funded.Explain the potential effects of increased life expectancy and low birthrates on the social service state.

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Question 7

Explain why tax expenditures benefit middle- and high-income taxpayers,using at least one specific tax expenditure as support.Do you think tax expenditures are a good idea? Justify your answer.

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Question 8

Economists Allan Meltzer and Scott Richard argue that the government grows in a democracy when there is equality of suffrage.Highlight one example that demonstrates how equality of suffrage was responsible for the growth in government size.

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Question 9

Describe the military-industrial complex.How might its actions affect the budget and the size of government?

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Question 10

Explain why incrementalism paints a picture of the federal budget as constantly growing.What does this tendency say about the ability of Congress to assess how well a program is doing relative to other programs?

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Question 11

What is an omnibus bill? How do omnibus bills affect the budgetary process?

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Quiz 13: The Budget: The Politics of Taxing and Spending