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producers
B
consumers
C
government
D
prices
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John Maynard Keynes believed that governments should increase spending in order to

A
increase prices.
B
increase supply.
C
decrease demand.
D
increase demand.
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The graph shows how individuals affect economic growth.

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A
They work in their own self-interest.
B
They work as part of a unified group.
C
They work to influence the money supply.
D
They work to influence the economy.
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How did Adam Smith’s economic ideas help the United States establish a free enterprise system? Check all that apply.

A
They led to freedom of choice for consumers and producers.
B
They led to fixed prices for consumers and producers.
C
They led to open competition for consumers.
D
They led to individual ownership of property.
E
They led to more government spending and increased demand.
F
They led to limited choice and communal ownership of property.
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Friedrich Hayek believed that

A
behaviors could be easily predicted.
B
individuals could not influence the economy.
C
the economy is simply explained through behaviors.
D
the economy is too complicated to apply aggregates.
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Why did Friedrich Hayek call expansionary spending dangerous?

A
He felt it could lower the money supply and cause deflation.
B
He felt it could lead to inflation and poor decisions by consumers.
C
He felt it could lead to deflation and poor decisions by consumers.
D
He felt it could lower available credit and cause a drop in prices.
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Milton Friedman argued that consumers are more likely to alter their behavior based on

A
changes in the unemployment rate.
B
short-term changes in the economy.
C
long-term changes in the economy.
D
changes in the inflation rate.
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The graph shows an early economic theory known as the "invisible hand."

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A
Producers decide what to make for consumers, which guides the economy.
B
Individuals seeking their own self interest benefit the economy as a whole.
C
Government sets policy for producers and consumers, which guides the economy.
D
Consumers decide what they need and want to buy, which guides the economy.

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