Fiscal and Monetary Policy

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Which of the following are responsible for making fiscal policy decisions? The President and Congress, The Federal Reserve System, The National Council of Economic Advisors, The Commerce Department

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The President and Congress

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The federal government's overall approach to spending and taxes is called

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Fiscal Policy

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This is an example of: "In February, lawmakers set themselves up to reach a more permanent spending agreement by the end of March. Congress agreed to increases to domestic and defense spending over the next two years, raising funding for domestic programs by $128 billion and hiking defense budgets by $160 billion."

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Fiscal policy

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"The U.S. Federal Reserve is almost certain to hike interest rates Wednesday to the highest level in a decade: 1.5 to 1.75 percent." This is an example of

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Monetary policy

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Monetary policy decisions are decided by: Congress, Senate, The Fed, President

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The Fed

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a rise in the cost of goods and services

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inflation

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Fee charged by the Federal Reserve Bank for other member banks to borrow money from the FED - that influences all other borrowing rates

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discount rate

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The goal of monetary policy is to

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prevent inflationary and recessionary economic periods

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"The Fed" refers to the....

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Federal Reserve System/Bank

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If the United States is experiencing inflation, the Fed will likely

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Decrease the supply of money in the economy