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AP American Government Economic Policy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 - Economic Policy | Nat. govt.'s actions in the economy. |
| 2 - Federal Reserve | Maintains stable U.S. banking. +Controls interest rates |
| 3 - Mixed Economy | Combination of nat. govt. and private forces influencing the economy. |
| 4 - Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) | Regulates stock market. +Reviews public company financial reports |
| 5 - Minimum Wage | Least amount /hr a worker may be paid. +Family members are not required to follow minimum wage |
| 6 - Unemployment | Measured in #s and %s how many Americans are jobless. |
| 7 - Inflation | Reduces a dollar's worth by increasing the number of dollars in circulation. |
| 8 - Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | Writes budget for the president's budget proposal. |
| 9 - Monetary Policy | How $ supply is handled by nat. govt. +either inflation, slow economy, or just right |
| 10 - Fiscal Policy | How nat. govt. gains and spends $. |
| 11 - Discretionary Policy | Policy determined on a case by case basis. |
| 12 - Non-Discretionary Policy | Inflexible, automatically occuring nat. govt. actions on the economy. |
| 13 - National Debt | How much the nat. govt. owes. +Currently exceeds $1.56*10^13 |
| 14 - Deficit | Negative surplus. +Losing money |
| 15 - World Trade Organization | Deals with international trade. |
| 16 - Antitrust Policy | Policy of trustbusting. +Breaks up monopolies +encourages competition |
| 17 - Monetarism | Theory how inflation is bad. +Money supply should be regulated |
| 18 - Keynesianism | Policy of borrowing money to stimulate the economy, paying off the resulting debt with a later surplus. |
| 19 - Supply-side economics | Reduce regulations and taxes to increase $ made in the economy. |
| 20 - Planning (in your book) | Usually 18 mo. process of choosing how money will be spent in a fiscal year. |