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Fiscal Policy: Spending Answers

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Spending that is required by law is known as

d
discretionary spending.
d
deficit spending.
m
mandatory spending.
e
expansionary spending.
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Which statement best describes the likely effects of an expansionary fiscal policy?

I
It can increase interest rates and unemployment, but lower inflation.
I
It can increase interest rates, unemployment and inflation.
I
It can reduce interest rates and inflation, but increase unemployment.
I
It can reduce interest rates and unemployment, but increase inflation.
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"Meeting the spending targets in this budget meant some very difficult choices."President Barack Obama,2012 Budget Message of the President

d
deciding which country to borrow from to finance spending
d
deciding what would be funded and what would be cut
d
deciding how to keep interest rates low on the national debt
d
deciding how much to increase tax rates
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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the federal government and its employees?

M
Millions of Americans work for the federal government.
T
The federal government is not allowed to hire employees.
T
The majority of Americans are employed by the federal government.
T
The number of federal employees is too small to affect government spending.
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When revenues are higher than expenditures in a budget, that budget

A
shows a deficit.
B
is in balance.
C
must be discarded.
D
shows a surplus.
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What is the main goal in creating the federal budget?

A
managing businesses and increasing spending on all programs
B
deciding how to manage the government’s tax revenue and expenditures
C
finding a way to allow the economy to run on its own
D
finding a way to slow down rapid economic growth
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Gino is writing a paper about the effects of fiscal policies on the economy. Gino is describing a fiscal policy that aims to improve inflation.How does the policy that Gino is describing most likely affect interest rates and unemployment?

A
The policy would most likely increase interest rates and unemployment.
B
The policy would most likely decrease interest rates and unemployment.
C
The policy would most likely increase unemployment but decrease interest rates.
D
The policy would most likely increase interest rates but decrease unemployment.
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A flow chart shows an aspect of fiscal policy. Money goes from the government, to household, and to firms.

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A
the way in which a government creates a budget
B
a budget that is severely unbalanced
C
government spending to strengthen the economy
D
ways in which governments spend money
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Which of these effects of expansionary spending would a government most want to avoid?

h
higher employment
h
higher inflation
g
growth in production
g
growth in consumer spending
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What does deficit spending require a government to do?

l
lay off workers
c
cut taxes
t
take on debt
h
hire more workers
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Revenue and expenditures are sitting on a balance. Expenditures are lower than revenue.

Question illustration
A
a budget surplus
B
a budget deficit
C
a balanced budget
D
a plan to balance the budget
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A diagram shows that taxes go into the government, which then go into spending.

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G
Government Spending
T
The National Economy
T
The Federal Debt
F
Fiscal Policy
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When a government creates a budget, it is seeking a way to

s
spend as much revenue as possible.
c
cut spending to a bare minimum.
r
return as much money to taxpayers as possible.
a
allocate money to programs and projects.
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A graph shows the U S Government and Expenditures from 1980 to 2010. The money spent and money received generally follow the same trend, but around 2008, the amount of money spent increased and money received decreased.

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A
Federal law requires the budget to be balanced.
B
Politicians do a good job in balancing the budget.
C
In most years, the federal budget shows a surplus.
D
Lines seldom overlap showing a mostly unbalanced budget.

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