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Macroeconomics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is inflation?
a)

rise in all goods purchased

b)

decrease in prices

c)

when prices stagnate

d)

rise in general prices

2.
When inflation is high the _______________of the dollar decreases
a)
cost value
b)
purchasing power
c)
importance
d)
validity
3.

Which of the following studies economics as a whole?

a)

Microeconomics

b)

Macroeconomics

c)

Both Microeconomics & Macroeconomics

4.

This reflects those who are actively seeking employment.

a)

full employment

b)

unemployment rate

c)

labor force

d)

underemployed

5.

What is GDP?

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Get Duties Prior

c)

Gross Department Power

d)

Gross Duties Peer

6.
Taxing & spending to help the economy grow is referred to as
a)
expansionary policy
b)
monetary policy
c)
contractionary policy
d)
budget deficit
7.
Taxing & spending to slow the economy is referred to as 
a)
budget surplus 
b)
monetary policy
c)
contractionary policy
d)
budget deficit
8.
The federal government's overall approach to spending and taxes is called
a)
Physical Policy
b)
Fiscal Policy
c)
Money
d)
Monetary Policy
9.
"The Fed" refers to the....
a)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
b)
Federal Government
c)
Federal Reserve System
d)
Federal Income Tax
10.

Who is in charge of Monetary Policy

a)

The Government

b)

The Federal Reserve System

c)

The states

d)

The Department of the Treasury

11.
Inflation is measured by...
a)
Consumer Price Index (CPI).
b)
Gross National Product (GNP).
c)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
d)
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).
12.

A pair of shoes that costs $80 last month costs $100 this month. Which of the following BEST describes this economic condition?

a)

inflation

b)

recession

13.

A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced.

a)

World Bank

b)

Recession

c)

Embargo

d)

Pandemic

14.

three-country trade agreement negotiated by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States

a)

The UN

b)

NAFTA

c)

NATO

d)

IMF

15.

The growing interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information is the...

a)

Multiculturalism

b)

International Trade

c)

Globalization

d)

Ecommerce

16.
This is a tax on imports that is used to increase price of foreign products and raise government revenue. 
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
subsidy
d)
embargo
17.
What 2 types of inflation are there?
a)
demand pull and cost push
b)
demand pull and supply glut
c)
supply glut and demand side
d)
supply inflation and demand inflation
18.
GDP that is adjusted for inflation
a)
real GDP
b)
nominal GDP
c)
price level
d)
net national product
19.

This reflects those who are actively seeking employment.

a)

full employment

b)

unemployment rate

c)

labor force

d)

underemployed

20.

Which of the following was the most interesting to you, and why?

1. Inflation, 2. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 3. Unemployment, 4. Fiscal Policy, 5. Monetary Policy, 6. Globalization

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