Economic Policy Quiz

Who is in charge of fiscal policy?

• Government
• Federal Reserve

Which of the following are responsible for making fiscal policy decision? 

• The President and Congress
• The Federal Reserve System
• The National Council of Economic Advisors
• The commerce Department

Taxing & spending to help the economy grow is referred to as

• expansionary policy
• monetary policy
• contractionary policy
• budget deficit

Taxing & spending to slow the economy is referred to as 

• budget surplus 
• monetary policy
• contractionary policy
• budget deficit

The federal government's overall approach to spending and taxes is called

• Physical Policy
• Fiscal Policy
• Money
• Monetary Policy

An example of expansionary fiscal policy would be

• cutting taxes.
• cutting government spending.
• cutting production of consumer goods.
• cutting prices of consumer goods.

If the unemployment rate is rising and GDP is falling, the fiscal policy action that the federal government should MOST likely follow is 

• decreasing taxes.
• decreasing spending.
• decreasing the money supply.
• decreasing the reserve requirement.

The Federal government is concerned that economic growth is too high, that it is unsustainable, and that inflation is resulting. Which of the following fiscal policies  might be enacted to reduce inflation?

• Increasing taxation
• Open market sales
• decreasing taxation
• Increasing government spending

Fiscal Policy is the means by which the government keeps the economy stable through taxes and programs provided to the people.

• True
• False

Which of the following is not a tool of fiscal policy?

• Taxing
• Spending
• Interest Rates
• All of these options are tools of fiscal policy.