Public Policy — Test Answers

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Which best describes the difference between economic and social policies?

Economic policies address educational issues, while social policies regulate businesses.

Economic policies manage taxes, while social policies provide public assistance.

Economic policies fund public schools, while social policies provide Social Security.

Economic policies control the supply of money, while social policies manage spending.

Which of these responsibilities is performed by the US Department of Education?

operating public schools daily

distributing federal funding to states for education

enforcing anti-discrimination laws

determining what must be taught in all schools

What gives Congress the power to raise taxes to fund services?

the Federal Reserve Bank

the Constitution

the Bill of Rights

the Internal Revenue Service

A conclusion that can be drawn from the graph is

the federal government consistently receives enough money to meet its expenditures.

the federal government spent more on programs in each of the last 30 years.

the federal government has to borrow money to meet its expenditures.

the federal government has almost always spent more than it receives.

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