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ap micro unit 5 test

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is measured by the number of people below a certain level of income that defines the income needed for a basic standard of living.   poverty  
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compares the share of the total income (or wealth) in society that is received by different groups.   income inequality  
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occurs when government-support payments for the poor decline as the poor earn more income.   poverty trap  
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The group of government programs that assist the poor are called   safety net  
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In the United States, prominent safety net programs include:   TNAF, SNAP, EITC, MEDICAID, WIC  
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A graph of income inequality that shows the percentage of a country’s income earned by a percentage of a country’s households   lorenz curve  
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compares the area between the line of equity and a Lorenz curve with total area under the line of equality   gini coefficient  
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Policies that can affect the level of economic inequality include_____between rich and poor, making it easier for people to climb the ladder of opportunity; and estate taxes, which are taxes on inheritances.   redistribution  
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Dividing a group into fifths, a method often used to look at distribution of income   quintiles  
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The sum of the value of all assets, including money in bank accounts, financial investments, a pension fund, and the value of a home   wealth  
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Type of taxes in which people with higher incomes pay a larger proportion of their income than people with lower incomes do   progressive taxes  
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Type of taxes in which people with higher incomes pay the same proportion or percentage, of their incomes as people with lower incomes do   proportional taxes  
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Types of taxes in which people with lower incomes pay a larger proportion of their income than people with higher incomes do   regressive taxes  
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A sales tax is considered a regressive tax because it has a more serious impact on the _____ people than on ______ people.   poor, rich  
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The U.S. personal income tax is considered a progressive tax because the rich pay a______ percentage of their income in taxes than the poor do.   higher  
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a tax charged on each unit of a good or service that is sold, one of the typical reasons for this tax is to discourage consumption of the good   excise tax  
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federal program that provides health coverage if you are 65 or older or have a severe disability   medicare  
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is a state and federal program that provides health coverage if you have a very low income.   medicaid  
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Total FICA Tax is 7.65% that is applied to the employee’s gross pay. What taxes are includes in FICA taxes _____ and_____ _______   medicare, social security  
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What are the economic functions of a government? PMRPLMR Pretty Mary Read Poetry Last Moring in the Rain   protection of private property, maintaining law and order, raising taxes, providing public services, limiting market failure, macroeconomics management, and reducing inequality/poverty  
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