Which phrase best defines the ad valorem system of taxation? a. the assessed value of the company that makes each item being taxed b. the assessed value of natural substances in each item being taxed c. the assessed value of labor costs for each item being taxed d. the assessed value of each item being taxed

The correct answer is D.

An ad-valorem tax is a tax in which the amount due depends on the value of an item exchanged in a transaction or on the value of an underlying property.

The most representative example is the valued-added tax (VAT), in which the amount due is a percentage of the total value of the good purchased and it is paid simultaneosly when the good is bought. A property tax is also ad-valorem but needs to be paid periodically, for instance, anually.

the french revolution was when many people were persecuted for disagreeing or making separate government

answer: both considered peasants valued members of society.

explanation: the ancient chinese and indian empires were large asian empires that had the same problems with other big empires, they had to work hard and sometimes fight in order to keep them united, they both relied heavily on their capacity to trade and to send strange and rare items to europe, and had the father as the head of the house hold in both societies, but they didn´t considered pleasants as valued members of their society, they were the bottom of the social pyramid in both of their societies.