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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Definitions:

Parietal Lobes

Regions of the brain located behind the frontal lobes that are involved in processing sensory information from the body and in spatial navigation.

Cortex

The outermost layer of the brain, associated with high-level processes such as consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.

Electrical Stimulation

The use of electrical impulses to induce muscle contraction, stimulate nerves, or influence brain activity, often used in medical treatment and physical therapy.

Gustav Fritsch

A 19th-century German neuroanatomist and physiologist known for his pioneering research in the field of neurology and the physiology of the brain.