Deck 14: Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Diversity and Coordination

Question 1

The Omnibus Reconciliation Acts of 1981 changed the intergovernmental assistance system by:

A) repealing federal revenue sharing.
B) consolidating several categorical programs into block grants.
C) expanding the scope of categorical grant systems.
D) instituting the first federal block grants.

Answer 1

consolidating several categorical programs into block grants Chapter Fifteen

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an argument for centralization of sovereign powers?

A) uniformity of governmental services
B) equality of access to governmental services and fiscal resources
C) greater responsiveness to local needs and interests
D) prevents the competitive "race to the bottom" phenomenon

Answer 2

greater responsiveness to local needs and interests

Question 3

The Principle of Subsidiarity says:

A) Government should only collect enough revenues for basic subsistence.
B) Governmental responsibility for a function should be provided at the lowest level of government that can deliver the function effectively.
C) Governmental responsibility for a function should be provided at the highest level of government that can deliver the function effectively.
D) Agricultural goods should be taxed at a different rate than industrial goods.

Answer 3

Governmental responsibility for a function should be provided at the lowest level of government that can deliver the function effectively

Question 4

The principles of subsidiarity and correspondence are used to:

A) Determine the most appropriate level of government for a particular service responsibility.
B) Refer to measure of income tax equity.
C) Support the concept of government centralization
D) Illustrate government's ability to achieve economies of scale.

Question 5

An example of HORIZONTAL IMBALANCE in terms of own source funding at lower levels of government is:

A) when the federal government has more money at its disposal than state governments
B) when the state governments have more money than local governments
C) when the federal government takes away funds but requires that service continue to be provided
D) when various schools across the same state have unequal funding

Question 6

A federal categorical grant program to state governments is intended primarily:

A) to take advantage of the low collection costs of federal taxes in comparison with the collection cost of state taxes.
B) to redistribute fiscal affluence from high capacity states to low capacity states.
C) to provide additional support to well-established state programs.
D) to induce state governments to behave in a fashion other than the way they would have behaved without the aiD)

Question 7

The Correspondence Principle says:

A) Every tax that is collected should have a corresponding fund in the government budget.
B) Governments who provide the public good or service should be funded by those who consume the gooD)
C) Governmental responsibility for a function should be provided at the highest level of government that can deliver the function effectively.
D) When one city creates a good public service, other cities will follow.