An Annually Balanced Government Budget Is a Difficult Policy Goal

question 101

Multiple Choice

An annually balanced government budget is a difficult policy goal to achieve because

• A)a significant portion of the government's budget is beyond the short-term discretion of the federal government.
• B)government has little control over interest-rate charges on its debt during a fiscal year.
• C)tax revenues automatically rise during economic booms and fall during recessions.
• D)transfer payments rise during recessions and fall during economic booms.
• E)all of the above are reasons why a balanced budget is difficult to achieve.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which conditioned responses are triggered by stimuli that are similar, but not identical to, the original conditioned stimulus used during learning.

Discrimination

The act of treating people unequally based on characteristics such as race, age, or sex, resulting in prejudice.

Response Generalization

The process by which a behavior, once learned in response to a specific stimulus, extends to similar stimuli not directly associated with the initial learning.

Modeling

The process of learning behavior by observing and imitating others.