Which of the Following Is an Example of an Automatic

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an automatic stabilizer?

• A) Congress legislates lower tax rates to increase consumption and investment.
• B) Tax rates are increased during a recession to maintain a balanced budget.
• C) A regressive income tax system reduces tax revenues (as a share of income) as income expands.
• D) Revenues from the corporate income tax increase sharply during a business boom but decline substantially during a recession, even though no new tax legislation has been enacted.

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Definitions:

Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, to maintain the balance of power between North and South.

Fugitive Slave Law

Refers to the laws enacted by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 that mandated the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

Underground Railroad

A network of secret routes and safe houses used in the United States during the early to mid-19th century to help African slaves escape to free states and Canada.

Slaves Escaped

Refers to the action of enslaved African Americans fleeing from bondage in search of freedom, often via networks like the Underground Railroad.