Fiscal Policy Answers

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Look at a portion of a sample paycheck:

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A
payroll
B
property
C
income
D
excise
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Based on the taxing and spending cycle, how will changing expenditures affect taxes collected by the government?

A
Spending less will help lower prices, leading to an increase in tax revenue for the government.
B
Spending less will reduce services, leading to a reduction in tax revenue for the government.
C
Spending more will boost prices, leading to an increase in tax revenue for the government.
D
Spending more will increase services, leading to a reduction in tax revenue for the government.
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Which best describes a way in which the government might respond to rising threats to national security through fiscal policy?

A
sending troops overseas
B
passing an excise tax on gasoline
C
appointing a new Secretary of Homeland Security
D
increasing military spending
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Revenue is the amount of money that

A
the government spends on defense.
B
the government collects from taxes or borrowing.
C
the government owes in debt.
D
the government uses to provide social services.
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A
expenditure
B
revenue
C
budget

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