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Economics III Vocab
These flashcards describe the vocabulary of Economics Section III in civics.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A series of economic expansion and contraction | Business Cycle |
| A group of US government programs made in the 1930's | The New Deal |
| The main governing body of the federal reserve system | Federal reserve system |
| central bank regulation | Reserve requirments |
| when a tax rate increases | Progressive taxes |
| when a tax rate decreases | Regressive taxes |
| rivalry among sellers | Competition |
| bond certificates issued by the government | Government securities |
| When the central bank controls the supply of money | Monetary policy |
| the minimum interest rate | Discount rate |
| the total value of goods and services produced | Gross Domestic Product |
| temporary economic decline | Recession |
| increase in products and fall in value | Inflation |
| a long term downturn in economic activity | Depression |
| the total amuont of money | Money supply |
| a deposit of money | Demand deposits |
| a degree of wealth and material comfort | Standard of living |
| a statistic used to find future trend in the economy | Economics indicators |
| the using up of a resource | Consumption |
| done | done |