The three largest sources of revenue for most local governments are

a.
property tax, sales tax and intergovernmental revenues.
b.
utility tax, property tax, and sales tax.
c.
income tax, property tax and intergovernmental revenues.
d.
sales tax, property tax, school tax.

The correct answer is A) property tax, sales tax, and intergovernmental revenues.

The three largest sources of revenue for most local governments are property tax, sales tax, and intergovernmental revenues.

Local governments need to collect taxes in order to have enough money to be applied to infrastructure programs, security, and other issues to take care of the community. Almost 45% of the money a local government uses comes from taxation.  

the correct answer is "c: merchants" and "e. soldiers".

the song dynasty was known as the first government in the world to introduce paper currency. it was also the first chinese government which established a permanent standing navy. finally, the first compass was introduced during this period of government.

all of these innovations heavily affected commerce in a positive way. printed money dynamize commerce within the borders of the empire due to an easier way to quantify value during the trade. the introduction of the compass trade routes to be faster. finally, the introduction of a standing navy regulate trade routes.

regarding military affairs, gunpowder was created during this period. this was a tremendous improvement that was widely utilized by the military in order to innovate in the manufacturing of weapons.

when in doubt choose c

it's what my teacher told my class when we were going into psats