[Solved] Liberty University EDUC 648 QUIZ 2

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Liberty University EDUC 648 QUIZ 2 Quiz 2: Chapter 4 and 5 · Question 1 ... 1.5 out of 1.5 points The personal property tax with all its objectionable features remains the backbone of the local school finance structure. · Question 2 1.5 out of 1.5 points It is likely that full state funding would lead to the extended use of sales and income taxes, with less emphasis on the property tax. · Question 3 1.5 out of 1.5 points Which of the following statements is an accurate statement regarding the fairness of taxation? · Question 4 1.5 out of 1.5 points It is safe to assume that the use of weightings in school finance formulas is increasing. · Question 5 1.5 out of 1.5 points Select the following factor that would be appropriate to include in the determination of the weighted pupil process or formula: · · Question 6 1.5 out of 1.5 points Two areas that could receive immediate attention for stronger and more equalized support with regard to weighting factors are capital outlay and debt service expenditures. · Question 7 1.5 out of 1.5 points A plan to protect certain classes of individuals from excessive property tax burden is referred to as a “sumptuary tax” break. · · Question 8 1.5 out of 1.5 points The “foundation program”, or “district power equalization”, approach for financing and operating public schools is where state funds are supplemented with federal funds to produce a state-guaranteed level of school support. · · Question 9 1.5 out of 1.5 points Lotteries have become popular in some states as a source of revenue for schools. Since lotteries generate a large percentage of total state allocations, school administrators need to be concerned about relying on this source because of the uncertainty of receipts. · · Question 10 1.5 out of 1.5 points Which of the following is NOT included in three variables used in the determination of taxes? · · Question 11 1.5 out of 1.5 points Which of the following would likely be a result of full state funding for education? · · Question 12 1.5 out of 1.5 points Some aspects of the school’s program will be more expensive than others. These programs include vocational education, compensatory education, and education for students with a physical or mental disability. If one accepts the premise that all students should be able to develop their maximum potential, one must accept the corollary that these pupils or their programs must receive a weighting in the school finance plan. · Question 13 1.5 out of 1.5 points Taxes should involve at best, the defensible characteristic of being progressive, at worst, they should be proportional. · · Question 14 1.5 out of 1.5 points There are certain basic principles and theories of taxation that are generally accepted as appropriate characteristics of a viable tax system at any level of government. Which of the following is NOT included as one of those characteristics? · Question 15 0 out of 1.5 points For taxes to be predictable the revenues from tax sources should be elastic. · · Question 16 1.5 out of 1.5 points Identify which of the following may be a consequence of increases in state support for funding education. · Question 17 0 out of 1.5 points The question as to whether elementary schools should use a weighting factor similar to secondary schools is being raised more than ever before. Which of the following would support the use of similar weighting factors for elementary and secondary schools? · · Question 18 0 out of 1.5 points Using weighting factors tends to put the extra costs incurred in providing maximum quality education for pupils with special or more than average needs where they belong -- on the state. · · Question 19 1.5 out of 1.5 points Which of the following is NOT included in one of the three methods of state participation possible for financing and operating public schools? · · Question 20 1.5 out of 1.5 points By definition, District Power Equalization means that each local district mill levy should produce the same number of dollars of total school revenue per mill per (weighted) student in every district. [Show More]

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