Monetary & Fiscal Policy

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"The Fed" refers to the....

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Federal Reserve System

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Which of the following scenarios would cause the nation’s money supply to increase? Decreasing government spending, Lowering interest rates, Raising interest rates, Selling bonds to investors

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Lowering interest rates

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Who is in charge of Monetary Policy?

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The Federal Reserve System

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Monetary Policy is the Federal Reserve Systems attempt to...

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control the amount of money in circulation

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An expansionary policy means that the Fed is attempting to

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increase the size of the nation's money supply

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A contractionary policy means that the Fed is attempting to

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decrease the size of the nation's money supply

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Which policy would help fight inflation? Options: Expansionary, Contractionary

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Contractionary

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Which policy would help fight unemployment?

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Expansionary

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Which of the following scenarios would cause the nation’s money supply to increase? Decreasing government spending, Lowering interest rates, Raising interest rates, Selling bonds to investors

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Lowering interest rates

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Who is in charge of fiscal policy? Options: Government, Federal Reserve

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Government