When Television Commentators Refer to "Tax and Spend" Policy, They

question 28

Multiple Choice

When television commentators refer to "tax and spend" policy, they are referring to

• A)fiscal policy.
• B)monetary policy.
• C)the Federal Reserve policy.
• D)automatic stabilizers.

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Definitions:

Federal Government

The government system in which power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country, such as states or provinces.

New Deal

A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939 in response to the Great Depression.

Agricultural Adjustment Act

A United States federal law passed in 1933 as part of the New Deal, aimed at boosting agricultural production while reducing surpluses, by offering farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land.

Rural America

Areas of the United States located outside cities and towns, characterized by small communities and agricultural-based economies.