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Monetary and Fiscal policy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Physical Policy

b)

Fiscal Policy

c)

вежба

d)

Monetary Policy

2.
Fiscal Policy is concerned with
a)
Government Spending and taxation
b)
Consumer spending and productivity
c)
Government spending and the money supply
d)
Taxation and inflation
3.

An example of expansionary is what? (Multiple answers - must pick all to receive credit)

Hint...two answers should be selected.

a)

Decrease taxes

b)

Raise taxes

c)

Government spends more on Science research

d)

Government cuts organizations like the National Science Foundation

4.

Examples of contractionary fiscal policy includes which of the following (choose all correct answers)? Hint...two answers should be selected.

a)

Raise taxes on corporations

b)

Lower the corporate tax rate

c)

Government increases spending on research in Antarctica

d)

Government cuts spending on education

5.

Expansionary Monetary Policy involves increasing the money supply and govt. spending

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Contractionary Fiscal Policy involves

a)

increase the money supply and increase interest rates

b)

increasing govt. spending and decrease taxes

c)

decrease interest rates decrease money supply

d)

decrease govt. spending and increase taxes

7.

Monetary Policy is implemented by

a)

The Federal Budget

b)

Central Bank

c)

Congress and the President

d)

Taxing and govt. spending

8.
Who is in charge of fiscal policy?
a)
Government
b)

Central Bank

9.
An example of expansionary fiscal policy would be
a)
cutting taxes.
b)
cutting government spending.
c)
cutting production of consumer goods.
d)
cutting prices of consumer goods.
10.
Which of the following is not a tool of fiscal policy?
a)
Taxing
b)
Spending
c)
Interest Rates
d)
All of these options are tools of fiscal policy.
11.
A plan to reduce aggregate demand and slow the economy
a)
Contractionary Fiscal Policy
b)
Expansionary Fiscal Policy
c)
Contractionary Monetary Policy
d)
Expansionary Monetary Policy
12.

Raising the reserve requirement reduces the amount of _____________ and lowering it pumps more money into the economy.

a)

money in circulation

b)

taxes on corporations

c)

sales tax

13.

Fiscal or Monetary Policy: Government increases taxes on individuals and businesses

a)

fiscal

b)

monetary

14.

Expansionary or Contractionary: Government decreases taxes on individuals and businesses

a)

expansionary

b)

contractionary

15.

Expansionary or Contractionary: Central Bank lowers the reserve requirement

a)

expansionary

b)

contractionary

16.

Expansionary or Contractionary: government spends more on roads and factories

a)

expansionary

b)

contractionary

17.

Expansionary or Contractionary: the Central Bank sells bonds on the Open Market

a)

expansionary

b)

contractionary

18.
Monetary policy primarily deals with...
a)
the unemployment rate.
b)
the budget.
c)
the amount of money in circulation.
d)
the tax rate.
19.

The central bank requirement to keep a certain percentage of money at the bank is know as the ...

a)
reserve requirement (rate, ratio).
b)
discount rate.
c)
mutual fund.
d)
prime (interest ) rate.
20.

Which policy is the following statement associated with?

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

a)
Monetary Policy
b)
Fiscal Policy
c)
Both Monetary and Fiscal Policy
21.

Which policy is the following statement associated with?

“The plan Obama sent to Congress today asks for higher taxes for corporations, banks and oil, natural gas and coal companies.”

a)
Monetary Policy
b)
Fiscal Policy
c)
Both Monetary and Fiscal Policy
22.

Which policy is the following statement associated with?

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

a)
Monetary Policy
b)
Fiscal Policy
c)
Both Monetary and Fiscal Policy
23.

Which policy is the following statement associated with?

“The 2013 government 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 by closing some corporate tax breaks, chiefly for oil and gas companies.”

a)
Monetary Policy
b)
Fiscal Policy
c)
Both Monetary and Fiscal Policy
24.

Finish the statement: Monetary policy affects the _____________________, primarily through changing _____________.

a)

money supply, interest rates

b)

Budget, fiscal policy

c)

interest rates, reserve requirement

d)

Federal Reserve, printing money

25.

If you want to slow down the economy, the Central Bank can _________ the money supply by __________ interest rates.

a)

increase, decreasing

b)

decrease, increasing

c)

maintain, maintain

d)

increase, increase