AP Gov FRQ Quant 4.9 Marginal Tax Rates

Use the map below to answer the four questions that follow.

Top State Marginal Individual Income Tax Rates, 2018 (Marginal Tax is based on a formula that allows states to tax a percent of every dollar earned)

Question 1

Short answer

Identify a state with a state income tax rate between 2 percent and 5 percent.

Question 2

Short answer

Describe a pattern on the map.

Question 3

Short answer

Draw a conclusion about how the ideologies of the political parties shaped the pattern described in the above answer.

Question 4

Short answer

Explain how the variation in income tax rates shown on the map illustrates the role of fiscal policies in economic policymaking.

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