Your Role As A Taxpayer

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Assessment
Theme 1: Your Role as a Taxpayer
Lesson 1: Why Pay Taxes?
Part 1
Match the clues to the correct terms found in the answer key. Write the letter of each term
in the space before each clue.
Answer Key:
A. Taxes
B. Public goods and services
C. Revenue
D. Resources
E. Defense
D
Taxes shift these from the private sector to the government.
C
Taxes and borrowed money are two examples used by government.
B
Governments purchase these for the benefit of the community as a whole.
A When individuals pay these, they have less money to spend on personal goods and
services.
E
An example of goods and services provided by our government.
Part 2
Use the pie chart below titled “Income” to complete this activity. Match the taxes to the
correct percentage they contribute to federal revenue in the answer key. Write the letter
of each percentage in the space before each of the taxes.
Understanding Taxes
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