Crowding Out Is a Drop in Consumption or Investment Spending

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True/False

Crowding out is a drop in consumption or investment spending caused by government spending.

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Definitions:

HUAC Inquiries

Investigations conducted by the House Un-American Activities Committee, especially during the mid-20th century, targeting suspected communists.

Un-American Activities

Activities deemed not in accordance with American values or interests, often associated with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) which investigated alleged disloyalty and subversive activities.

Decade-long Blacklist

The Decade-long Blacklist refers to the period during the mid-20th century, particularly in the United States, where individuals in the entertainment industry were barred from work due to alleged communist ties or sympathies.

Hollywood Ten

A group of film directors and screenwriters who were blacklisted by Hollywood studios in the 1940s and 1950s after they refused to answer Congressional inquiries regarding their possible communist affiliations.