4.4 Taxes & the Budget

Open Ended

If something happens to the President, who are the first four people who take over, in order?

Multiple Choice

To be President, you must do all of the following except

• be at least 35

• be a natural born citizen

• live in the U.S. for 14 years

• be a particular religion

Multiple Choice

How long is a President's term?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of the Secretary of State except

• They are appointed by the President.

• They execute US laws related to diplomacy.

• Congress controls the budget for their department.

• Because you are in the executive branch, Congress works for you.

• The Courts can declare your department's actions unconstitutional.

Multiple Choice

Which federal tax raises the most money?

• Income

• Payroll

• Corporate

• Tariffs

Dropdown

Progressive income taxes means higher incomes are taxes at ​

Select answer

rates.

Categorize

Options (4)

Income Taxes

Payroll Taxes

Corporate Income Taxes

Excise taxes

Based on the previous chart, what is true?

More revenue is coming from

Less revenue is coming from

​Debt continues to increase regardless of which party controls Congress or the Presidency.

Open Ended

How would you reduce that national debt?

Multiple Choice

Who owns government debt?

• Only other governments

• Individuals, governments, companies

• No one. it's made up money.

Word Cloud

Which budget item does the U.S. spend the money money on?

●

Congress and the
President can change
discretionary spending
○

cannot change
non-discretionary

●

The public welfare,
social security, and
food stamps are
uncontrollable
spending

Spending

Multiple Choice

Congress passes a full budget each year.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Most government revenue comes from

• Payroll Taxes

• Income Taxes

• Corporate Taxes

• Borrowing

Multiple Choice

Most government spending is

• Mandatory

• Discretionary

• Military

Multiple Choice

Mandatory spending can't be changed unless

• Congress changes the law.

• Congress reduces miliary spending.

• The President changes the economy.

• The IRS collects more taxes.