1
AssignmentMultiple Choice

Fiscal Policy: Spending

Question 1 • (Galli)WCA 2221 Civics/Economics 1st nine weeks 26-27

In President Obama's speech about the federal budget, which government policy is he speaking about?

Answer
A
trade policy
B
monetary policy
C
regulatory policy
D
fiscal policy

Explanation

A federal budget concerns government spending and taxation, which are the main tools of fiscal policy. Monetary policy is managed by the Federal Reserve and focuses on interest rates and the money supply. Therefore, the policy in the speech is fiscal policy, choice D.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Next