History of Taxation Questions
~ PART ONE~
  1. Did everyone in Roman Society have to pay taxes? Explain.
  2. What is the sales tax in your state? (scroll down text to find your state sales tax.) Link to http://www.famofeagles.com/salestax.html
  3. When was the first tax introduced in England?
  4. What role did Lady Godiva play in lowering the taxes of the people of Coventry?
  5. Was the poll tax -- web-whack link to http://encarta.msn.com/find/default.asp?ti=01CAF000 -- of the Duke of Lancaster greater than or less than that of the common people?
  6. Do you believe higher officials or those with greater income should pay more taxes than others should?
  7. Why was Charles I beheaded?
  8. Should citizens be able to question the government on tax laws?
  9. What document established taxing according to status?
  10. An excise tax is a sales tax levied only on specific terms. How did the excise taxes affect the poor in Smithfield?
  11. According to the Sugar Act, on what products did colonists have to pay taxes?
  12. Under the Stamp Act, could the following have been taxed: birth certificate; marriage license; an advertisement flyer? Why or why not?
  13. Explain why it was necessary that President Washington send troops west of the all the Alleghenies -- web-whack link to http://www.lycos.com/cgi-bin/pursuit?matchmade=and&cat=inso&fs=id&query=A0008191&maxhits=1&mtemp=entry
  14. Why was the first income tax of 1812 never applied?
  15. Why was the Tax Act of 1862 so widely accepted? Was it very effective?
  16. During the Civil War, who believed that citizens should pay taxes "according to the abilities of a person to pay?"
  17. According to the Tax Act of 1864 before the end of the Civil War, if you earned $10,000, how much would you pay in taxes (in specific dollar amounts)?
  18. Why was the Tax Act of 1864 found unconstitutional?
  19. Why did the Supreme Court feel it necessary to pass the 16th Amendment -- web whack link to http://www.mscode.com/usconst/a-16.html
  20. What relationship did the federal income taxes of the 1930s and the 1990s have with the GNP?