Civics: Unit 4, Assignment 3 Study Guide Graded A+

The United States _______ _______ is an example of a government agency that is designed to be self-supporting. {Ans: Postal Service}Why was there not a need for much taxation during the early years of the country? >The government received all the money it needed from tariffs. >The government was composed of volunteers who did not get paid. >The government did not provide a lot of services. >The government did not provide any services. {Ans: >The government did not provide a lot of services.}Another method of raising revenue for government is by borrowing money. True False {Ans: True}One of the reasons that the nation under the Articles of Confederation did not succeed was because it did not have the power to collect taxes. True False {Ans: True}The first _____ tax was imposed in 1798. excise property income tariff {Ans: property}The Revenue Act of ______ provided for the collection of tariffs on imported goods and excise taxes on other products. {Ans: 1791}All revenue bills must begin where? The House of Representative The Senate The President The Supreme Court {Ans: The House of Representative}What was the first primary need for taxation? To pay government officials. To