United StatesQuestion 71 (2025 list) · Rights and responsibilities
Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
- aTo be allowed to vote
- bRequired by lawCorrect answer
- cTo join a political party
- dTo travel between states
Why?
Paying federal taxes is required by law, and the money pays for the federal government. You could also say it is a civic duty or that it is required by the Constitution (16th Amendment).
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Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.
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