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What is required of Congress to publish a statement of all expenditures and income

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Reports of the living costs, non-priority debts, priority debts and income are required of the Congress to publish a statement of all expenditures and income.

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What kind of tax is a poll tax

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A Poll tax is a direct tax.

A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income).

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Which amendment changed the manner of selecting senators from the state legislatures to a vote of the people

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The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, changed the method of electing US senators.
The Seventeenth Amendment

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A two-house legislature is also called a unicameral legislature

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False it is called a bicameral legislature

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Are direct taxes illegal in the US unless everyone is taxed at the same rate

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Direct taxes are illegal in the united states unless everyone is taxed at the same rate.

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Is it true that Congress cannot pass export taxes also called duties on any product sent out of a state

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True

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How many members serve in the United States Senate

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100, 2 from each state, make up the United States Senate.

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What term applies to this scenario A person cannot be held in jail without a presentation of evidence

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writ of habeas corpus

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Which term applies to this the legislature cannot punish a person without a trial

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bill of attainder

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Representation in the Senate is based on population.

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False (A+)

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What is required of Congress to publish a statement of all expenditures and income

Reports of the living costs, non-priority debts, priority debts and income are required of the Congress to publish a statement of all expenditures and income.

What kind of tax is a poll tax

A Poll tax is a direct tax.

A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income).

Which amendment changed the manner of selecting senators from the state legislatures to a vote of the people

The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, changed the method of electing US senators.
The Seventeenth Amendment

A two-house legislature is also called a unicameral legislature

False it is called a bicameral legislature

Are direct taxes illegal in the US unless everyone is taxed at the same rate

Direct taxes are illegal in the united states unless everyone is taxed at the same rate.

Is it true that Congress cannot pass export taxes also called duties on any product sent out of a state

True

How many members serve in the United States Senate

100, 2 from each state, make up the United States Senate.

What term applies to this scenario A person cannot be held in jail without a presentation of evidence

writ of habeas corpus

A two-house legislature is also called a unicameral legislature

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What kind of tax is a poll tax

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Officials of the US government may not accept a gift or position with a foreign government without whose consent

A two-house legislature is also called a unicameral legislature

US Constitution

What kind of tax is a poll tax

What party was formed by supporters of Alexander Hamilton

Officials of the US government may not accept a gift or position with a foreign government without whose consent

A two-house legislature is also called a unicameral legislature

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