Taxes Vocabulary Words(ESL)

The group of people that pass laws in the United States

Congress

The document that defines what the government for the United States looks like

Constitution

The process of going to school and learning

Education

Any organization that helps citizens if there is an emergency(police, fire fighters, EMT)

Emergency Services

Money used to pay for something

Funding

The organization that controls a country

Government

Medical care for people

Healthcare

A tax you pay each year based on how much money you make

Income Tax

The armed organization of a country

Military

A tax a business pays when they pay their employees

Payroll Tax

A tax you pay each year based on how much your house is worth

Property Tax

When you get old and stop working

Retire

How much money a person makes each year

Salary

A tax you pay when you buy something

Sales Tax

Help given to people who are poor or struggling financially

Social Program

A monthly payment given to people after they retire so they have money to live on

Social Security

Money that citizens have to give to the government for the government to spend on things

Taxes

The way you get from place to place

Transportation

Money given to people who lost their jobs

Unemployment Relief