One Reason That Some People Oppose the Government's High Deficit

question 35

Multiple Choice

One reason that some people oppose the government's high deficit spending is that they believe that it will drive up interest rates and undermine the ability of private firms to invest.This argument is based on _____.

• A)the tendency of legislators to logroll.
• B)crowding out.
• C)rent seeking.
• D)the cost-benefit principle.

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and transmit them toward the cell body.

Synaptic Cleft

The small gap between neurons at a synapse, through which neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals to adjacent neurons.

Electrochemical Process

A type of reaction that involves the transfer of electrons and can occur within the nervous system, affecting how neurons communicate.