Laws Are Created to Protect Society, and Procedural Safeguards Are

question 120

Multiple Choice

Laws are created to protect society, and procedural safeguards are created to protect which of the following?

• A)the police
• B)the courts
• C)the criminal
• D)the government

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Definitions:

Excess Burden

The amount by which the burden of a tax exceeds the total revenue collected. Also called deadweight loss.

Tax Revenue

The revenue collected by governments from taxes.

Tax

A compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization.

Excess Burden

The cost to society created by market inefficiency, particularly through taxation or other government policies, beyond the immediate financial effects.