Question 1

Describe the three broad categories of the U.S. budget.

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Discretionary spending constitutes spend...

Question 2

In the United States during the 1930s

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A)   government spending and taxes both increased, resulting in zero net fiscal expansion.
B)   government spending and taxes both decreased, resulting in a net fiscal contraction.
C)   government spending increased and taxes decreased, resulting in a fiscal expansion.
D)   government spending decreased and taxes increased, resulting in a fiscal contraction.

Question 3

In 2003, the Bush administration revised the tax bill to include provisions to

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A)   delay tax increases from the 2001 bill.
B)   decrease the child tax credit.
C)   lower taxes on dividends.
D)   increase taxes on capital gains.

Question 4

When the government develops policies to stabilize the economy

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A)   these policies are unaffected by the multiplier effect.
B)   only expansionary fiscal policy is impacted by the multiplier effect.
C)   it needs to consider the multiplier effect for all fiscal policies.
D)   only contractionary fiscal policy is impacted by the multiplier effect.

Question 5

Recall the Application about the relationship between tax rates and tax revenues which was proposed by Yu Juo, one of the twelve wise men who succeeded Confucius in ancient China, to answer the following question(s) .
-Recall the Application. The idea regarding the relationship between tax rates and tax revenues proposed by Yu Juo is very similar to the idea proposed by economist

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A)   Adam Smith.
B)   Arthur Laffer.
C)   David Ricardo.
D)   Ben Bernanke.

Question 6

A decrease in the personal income tax rate ________ disposable income which ________ consumption.

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A)   increases; increases
B)   increases; decreases
C)   decreases; decreases
D)   decreases; increases

Question 7

Policies taken to move the economy closer to potential output

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A)   must necessarily be expansionary policies.
B)   must necessarily be contractionary policies.
C)   are called stabilization policies.
D)   are lagging policies or automatic policies.

Question 8

In the United States during the Vietnam War era, as military spending increased

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A)   unemployment dropped to very low levels.
B)   both frictional and cyclical unemployment increased.
C)   frictional unemployment dropped, but cyclical unemployment increased.
D)   overall unemployment rates did not change.

Question 9

Using expansionary policies to combat a recession would

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A)   increase a budget deficit.
B)   increase a budget surplus.
C)   decrease discretionary spending.
D)   increase federal revenue.

Question 10

Recall the Application about how society will cope with increased demands for entitlement programs to answer the following question(s) . This Application addresses the impact of increasing life expectancy and aging populations on the costs of government entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and examines several possible solutions to the potential problem.
-According to this Application, how will an increase in government spending on entitlement programs affect the macroeconomy?

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A)   It will increase aggregate demand.
B)   It will decrease aggregate demand.
C)   It will increase aggregate supply.
D)   It will decrease aggregate supply.

Question 11

The prospect of future deficits

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A)   encourages government to conduct expansionary fiscal policy.
B)   would prompt government to vastly expand discretionary spending.
C)   requires a government to eliminate all entitlement spending.
D)   limits the ability of government to conduct fiscal policy in the near future.

Question 12

Suppose an economy has a balanced federal budget, and a favorable supply shock hits the economy. Tax revenues will ________ and expenditures on transfer payments will ________, resulting in a budget ________.

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A)   fall; increase; deficit
B)   increase; increase; surplus
C)   fall; fall; deficit
D)   increase; fall; surplus

Question 13

When the economy slows down and national income falls, the government will have ________ tax revenue to fund programs.

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A)   more
B)   less
C)   about the same
D)   a rapid increase in

Question 14

When the government conducts activist fiscal policy, what type of spending does it usually use?

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A)   entitlement and mandatory spending
B)   net interest spending
C)   discretionary spending
D)   strategic spending

Question 15

Economic advisers who fear that the economy is growing too rapidly would recommend that the government decrease spending and/or increase taxes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An inside lag is the time period it takes for the stabilization policies to take effect after they have been implemented.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain how an increased federal budget deficit resulting from a recession can actually help stabilize an economy.

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Help in stabilizing the economy can come...

Question 18

In order to ________, a government must decrease spending and increase taxation.

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A)   increase aggregate demand
B)   decrease aggregate demand
C)   increase aggregate supply
D)   decrease aggregate supply

Question 19

Stabilization policies are policies designed to

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A)   keep output constant.
B)   keep prices constant.
C)   move the economy closer to potential output.
D)   increase trade.

Question 20

Recall the Application about how society will cope with increased demands for entitlement programs to answer the following question(s) . This Application addresses the impact of increasing life expectancy and aging populations on the costs of government entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and examines several possible solutions to the potential problem.
-According to this Application, current spending on federal retirement and health programs accounts for 10 percent of GDP. Experts estimate that this spending component's share of GDP ________ by the year 2075.

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A)   is likely to shrink
B)   will more than double
C)   will remain constant
D)   will grow moderately initially then taper off

Exam 15: Fiscal Policy

Suppose an economy has a balanced federal budget, and a favorable supply shock hits the economy. Tax revenues will and expenditures on transfer payments will , resulting in a budget .

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Policies taken to move the economy closer to potential output

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An inside lag is the time period it takes for the stabilization policies to take effect after they have been implemented.

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The prospect of future deficits

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In the United States during the Vietnam War era, as military spending increased

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When the government conducts activist fiscal policy, what type of spending does it usually use?

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In order to ________, a government must decrease spending and increase taxation.

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A decrease in the personal income tax rate disposable income which consumption.

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In 2003, the Bush administration revised the tax bill to include provisions to

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Describe the three broad categories of the U.S. budget.

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Discretionary spending constitutes spend...
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Using expansionary policies to combat a recession would

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When the economy slows down and national income falls, the government will have ________ tax revenue to fund programs.

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When the government develops policies to stabilize the economy

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Economic advisers who fear that the economy is growing too rapidly would recommend that the government decrease spending and/or increase taxes.

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Explain how an increased federal budget deficit resulting from a recession can actually help stabilize an economy.

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