The rate of homeschooling is higher _____. a. when the mother is uneducated b. where regulations on homeschooling are onerous c. in affluent and homogenous areas d. in areas where school quality is low relative to homeschooling ANSWER d
Equity issues in taxation are inherently positive in nature. a. True b. False ANSWER b
From an economic point of view, the idea of establishing a government to further the will of the majority _____. a. means that marginal political costs and marginal political benefits are being equalized b. makes sense because the majority could exploit the minority c. does not make any sense because the majority could exploit the […]
Since there are many special interests lobbying in favor of different tax changes but no special interests lobbying in favor of the public interest, this suggests that tax code changes will _____. a. lead towards more regressive taxation b. will favor special interests c. not be in the direction of efficiency d. b and c […]
There are no indisputable principles of tax equity. a. True b. False ANSWER a
Overcrowding under public school choice is not a problem because _____. a. parents find crowded schools undesirable b. parents do not mind sending their kids to schools far away from home c. schools have the ability to drastically expand capacity in the short-run d. schools will be extremely exclusionary ANSWER a
Fair outcomes are the result of fair rules defines _____. a. a procedural theory of justice b. a constitutional theory of justice c. justice d. a consensus theory of justice ANSWER a
A charter school is an independent _____ school with _____ financing. a. private; private b. public; public c. private; public d. public; private ANSWER b
Representative democracy works best _____. a. to allocate resources when constitutional rules limit the scope of collective action b. to equalize income when constitutional rules mandate a simple majority rule for all collective decision-making c. with a strong executive branch d. external costs of collective decision-making are extremely high ANSWER a
In 2000, there were around _____ charter schools in the United States. a. 1,000 b. 5,000 c. 10,000 d. 20,000 ANSWER a