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Duplicate of Economic Policy
Duplicate of Economic Policy
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If the government chose to raise the reserve requirements on banks, what would likely occur?
Banks would borrow more money from the Fed.
Banks would lend less money.
Banks would lend more money.
Banks would borrow less money from the Fed.
2
why were Soviet farms run so inefficiently
perestroika made farming difficult.
farmers had little incentive to work hard.
of severe droughts.
the soil was bad.
3
This office is responsible for preparing the national budget.
IRS
OMB
IRA
NSC
4
This task is a responsibility of the Federal Reserve System.
Allocate Taxes
set tax limits
Collect Tax Revenue
Raise or lower the reserve requirement
5
When government takes control of industry, it is called
economic santions
free enterprise
capitalism
naturalization
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What kind of of economy does the USA have today?
market
command
traditional
mixed
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Social insurance taxes are examples of _______taxes
regressive
Excise
Proportional
Progressive
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Traditional, market, and command are types of
government structures
government controls
free markets
economic systems
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When governments take control of industry
socialism
free enterprise system
capitalism
communism
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Taxes on transportation, and sale of goods (Sin) on the performance of services are called
excise tax
corporate tax
tax loopholes
custom tax
11
The central banking system is supervised by
President
Congress
An appointed board of Governors
The Monopoly man
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An individual's total income, minus certain deductions and personal exemptions, is called the
social insurance tax
taxable income
excise tax
withholding
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The power to raise revenue and pass appropriations is the power of
The Federal Reserve
Congress
The Supreme Court
the president
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Individual initiative, Private ownership, competition, and freedom of choice describes....
capitalism
oligopoly
communism
socialism
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Expenditures required by law or those from previous budgetary commitments are
social insurance taxes
audits
incrementalism
uncontrollables
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The opposite of competition, this exists when an industry includes only one seller.
oligopoly
entrepreneurship
command market economy
monopoly
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An example of an entitlement program is
Social Security
corporate tax
deductions
income tax
18
Which economic system that allows buyers and sellers to act in their own interest
traditional
market
command
mixed
19
Because it is based on a taxpayer's ability to pay, the federal income tax is called a
regressive tax
proportional tax
progressive tax
audit tax
20
In the economic system of communism, the government
does not own any productive resources.
owns and operates all productive resources.
funds privately owned businesses.
owns and operates some productive resources.
21
A 12-month accounting period is called a
monetary year
calendar year
deficit year
fiscal year
22
Habit and custom dictate the rules for all economic activity in this system.
market
mixed
traditional
command
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Under this economic system, the government owns some factors of production.
capitalism
communism
naturalization
socialism
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Employers subtract _______ from employees' wages to pay taxes
Withholdings
income
Loans
Taxes
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This economic system has a central authority.
mixed
market
traditional
command