Which of the Following Best Describes the Idea of a Political

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the idea of a political business cycle?

• A) Politicians have a bias to cut taxes and increase government spending.
• B) Special interests result in alternating federal deficits.
• C) Politicians will use fiscal and monetary policy to cause output, real incomes, and employment to be rising prior to elections.
• D) Good intentions of politicians influence the business cycle.

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Definitions:

Strike

A collective work stoppage by a group of employees, often through a union, to express grievances or demand better conditions or pay.

Controlling Information

The management practice of regulating and determining the flow, access, and accuracy of information within an organization.

Impression Management

The process through which individuals attempt to control the perceptions or impressions others form of them, especially in social and organizational contexts.

Falsify Information

Deliberately altering or creating false data or details.