Compared to Canada, Immigrants Account for About _ _ Percent

question 24

Multiple Choice

Compared to Canada, immigrants account for about _ _ percent of the U.S. population.

• A) 13
• B) 5
• C) 22
• D) 39
• E) 31

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Definitions:

Excise Tax

A tax on the sale or use of specific products or transactions, typically integrated directly into the cost of the good.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, often influenced by the availability of substitutes.

Benefits Principle

A concept suggesting that people should pay taxes based on the benefits they receive from government services, aiming for fairness in tax distribution.

Taxes

Compulsory financial charges or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.