Chapter 18

Question 1

Matching Grants

Answer 1

Federal grants that contain the requirement that recipient jurisdictions match each dollar of federal aid with a certain amount of locally raised revenue.

Question 2

Political Jurisdiction

Answer 2

A defined geographical area within which individuals make collective choices on government functions and government-provided services.

Question 3

Revenue Effort

Answer 3

The ratio of tax collections from all sources in a taxing jurisdiction, as a percentage of personal income in that jurisdiction, to the national average of that ratio for all jurisdictions

Question 4

Unconditional Grants

Answer 4

Revenues shared among governments, with no strings attached to the use of the funds.

Question 5

Local Public Goods

Answer 5

Public goods with benefits that are no rival only for that portion of the national population who live within a certain geographical area.