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Fiscal vs Monetary Policy

Authored by Nathan Hall

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Fiscal vs Monetary Policy
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“Observers… speculate what may happen to the American economy if lawmakers implement similar austerity measures to tackle the deficit quickly. Many economists … have instead said officials need to get the economy on a long-term sustainable path without cutting too much in the short term and putting the economy back in a ditch.”

Fiscal Policy

Monetary Policy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“…The Fed has identified achievement of ‘substantial’ improvement in the labor market outlook as its main criterion for ending asset purchases. Beyond that, the FOMC has set a 6.5% unemployment threshold for starting to raise the federal funds rate.”

Fiscal Policy

Monetary Policy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“Several… policymakers recently have suggested that they’re inclined to support more bond purchases if the …economy doesn’t pick up.

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Monetary Policy

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“The plan Obama sent to Congress today asks for more money for jobs, highways and bridges, schools, student aid and manufacturing research as well as higher taxes for corporations, banks and oil, natural gas and coal companies.”

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Monetary Policy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“...Officials decided to announce they would keep interest rates near zero until the unemployment rate drops to 6.5%.”

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“The 2013 budget … included job-creation initiatives for infrastructure, job-training and innovation”. To offset the cost, it “called for raising $1.5 trillion over 10 years from the wealthiest taxpayers and from closing some corporate tax breaks, chiefly for oil and gas companies.” 6

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