What are taxes?

When you buy groceries you have to pay tax.

• True

• False

Citizens do NOT have to pay taxes on the money they make from working a job.

• True

• False

The government keeps all the money they collect from taxes.

• True

• False

The government uses tax money to pay for services that we are all able to use.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Public schools are paid for with tax money.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Taxes are monies that citizens pay the President of the United States.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

Money collected from taxes is used to pay for police officers and firefighters.

• True

• False

The more services the government provides its citizens, the more money they will have to collect in taxes.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

Sales tax is money charged by the state for goods you buy.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Income tax is the money the government takes out of your parent's paycheck.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5