The Second of Two Significant Fiscal Policy Initiatives Enacted by the Government

question 47

Multiple Choice

The second of two significant fiscal policy initiatives enacted by the government during the Great Recession,signed in February 2009 by President Barack Obama,was the

• A) Economic Stimulus Act of 2009.
• B) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
• C) American Stimulus Act of 2009.
• D) Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
• E) Economic Tax Rebate Act of 2009.

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