Fiscal Policy Review

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How does the government of a country primarily generate its revenue?

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Collecting taxes from individuals and businesses

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How does a government decide what to spend money on? Options: Budget, Supreme Court decision, Executive Order, Speech

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Budget

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Which best describes "expansionary fiscal policy"? Options: Increasing government spending and lowering taxes, Decreasing government spending and increasing taxes, Increasing government spending and increasing taxes, Decreasing government spending and lowering taxes

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Increasing government spending and lowering taxes

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Which best describes "contractionary fiscal policy"?

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Decreasing government spending and increasing taxes

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Why would you want to practice contractionary fiscal policy?

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Too much economic growth too fast can lead to inflation

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The government deciding to reduce taxes and increase public spending to stimulate economic growth is an example of

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expansionary policy

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During an economic boom, the government decides to increase taxes and reduce public spending to avoid inflation. This approach is known as

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contractionary policy

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During a economic expansion, the Federal Government should use...

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a contractionary fiscal policy

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An example of expansionary fiscal policy would be: cutting taxes., cutting government spending., cutting production of consumer goods., cutting prices of consumer goods.

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cutting taxes.

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The Federal government is concerned that economic growth is too high, that it is unsustainable, and that inflation is resulting. Which fiscal policy might be enacted to reduce inflation? Options: Increasing taxation, Open market sales, decreasing taxation, Increasing government spending

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Increasing taxation