THREE Examples of discretionary spending are. (Just answer ONE question, each answer has three examples.)

Federal Employee Salaries, Foreign Aid and Military

Medicare, Foreign aid Social Security

Medicaid, Unemployment Insurance and Medicare

Military, Social Security and SNAP (food stamps)

What is the national debt?

The total amount of money the U.S. government has borrowed over its history.

The total amount of money borrowed by state governments.

The total amount of money borrowed by U.S. citizens.

The total amount of money borrowed by private corporations.

What is the significance of the debt to GDP ratio?

It shows the burden of debt relative to the country's economic output.

It measures the interest rate on the national debt.

It reflects the total amount of debt held by foreign investors.

It indicates the total amount of debt held by the public.

Which of the following is a major cause of increased national debt during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Increased government spending and decreased tax revenue.

Increased exports and decreased imports.

Decreased government spending and increased tax revenue.

Why can't the government just print more money to pay off the national debt?

It would lead to inflation and devalue the currency.

It would increase the national debt.

It is illegal under the U.S. Constitution.

It would decrease the national debt.

What happens when the debt ceiling is reached?

The federal government cannot increase the amount of outstanding debt.

The federal government can borrow unlimited amounts of money.

The federal government must immediately pay off all its debt.

The federal government can print more money to pay off the debt.

Which of the following is an example of an automatic stabilizer in fiscal policy?

Income taxes that change with people's income

Passing a new law to increase government spending

Central bank changing interest rates

Setting a fixed amount for welfare payments

Which of the following best describes the difference between expansionary and contractionary fiscal policy?

Expansionary increases government spending and/or decreases taxes, while contractionary decreases government spending and/or increases taxes.

Expansionary decreases government spending and increases taxes, while contractionary increases government spending and decreases taxes.

Both policies increase government spending and decrease taxes.

Both policies decrease government spending and increase taxes.

Ap Macro Fiscal Policy Lecture Slides

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Which of the following best describes fiscal policy?

The use of government spending and tax policies to influence economic conditions

The regulation of interest rates by the central bank

The control of money supply by private banks

The management of international trade agreements

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Which of the following are examples of government spending as a tool of fiscal policy?

Public works projects

Healthcare

Education

All of the above

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Which of the following are examples of government spending as a tool of fiscal policy?

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