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Economic Policy: Influential Theories Answers

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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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Monetarism plays a role in economic growth by

A
expanding government intervention.
B
influencing the supply of goods.
C
expanding government spending.
D
influencing the supply of money.
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Which best summarizes the philosophical difference between economists John Maynard Keynes and Adam Smith?

A
Keynes said government was the key to solving economic issues, while Smith believed government should take a hands-off approach.
B
Smith said government was the key to solving economic issues, while Keynes believed government should take a hands-off approach.
C
Smith believed in an "invisible hand" with which government pushes the economy, while Keynes did not agree with this idea.
D
Keynes believed in an "invisible hand" with which consumers push the economy, while Smith did not agree with this idea.
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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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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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