An excise tax is a tax paid on
a) earned income.
b) dividends and interest
c) assets of someone who has died.
d) use and consumption of certain goods.

The correct answer is: D) use and consumption of certain goods.

Excise Taxes are paid on the use or consumption or certain goods. Gasoline excise tax is a classic example.

a punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity. enforcement of norms or shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations. social control. not everyone internalizes all of society's norms, and some people must be motivated by self-fulfillment.

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