When Government Leaders Choose a Policy That Moves an Economy

question 83

Multiple Choice

When government leaders choose a policy that moves an economy against the direction that it is naturally going in the business cycle, the leaders are using _____ policy.

• A) an active opposition
• B) an automatic offset
• C) a countercyclical
• D) a smoothing

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Definitions:

Felony

A serious crime, typically involving violence, punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.

Pay Child Support

The legal obligation of a non-custodial parent to contribute financially to the upbringing of their children.

Murder

The unlawful taking of someone's life with premeditation or malice aforethought, considered one of the gravest criminal offenses.

Grand Larceny

A serious crime involving the theft of property or money above a certain value, exceeding the threshold that separates it from petty larceny.