Environmentalism
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
World Trade
Taxes and Social Security
100
A treaty aimed at reducing greenhouse gases.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
100
An economic theory that government spending can spur development.
What is Keynesian economics?
100
A monetary policy that makes credit inexpensive and abundant.
What is Loose Monetary Policy?
100
The main organization that regulates tariffs between countries.
What is the World Trade Organization?
100
A tax that rises in percentage terms as incomes rise.
What is a progressive tax?
200
A law passed in an attempt to reduce sulfur emissions from electric powerplants.
What is the Clean Air Act of 1990?
200
A fiscal policy left to the judgement of the policymaker.
What is discretionary spending?
200
A monetary policy that makes credit expensive in an effort to slow the economy.
What is Tight Monetary Policy?
200
The difference between the value of a nation's exports and imports.
What is the Balance of Trade?
200
A tax that falls in percentage as incomes rise.
What is a regressive tax?
300
A book published by Rachel Carson dealing environmental issues.
What is Silent Spring?
300
The value of all goods and services.
What is the Gross Domestic Product?
300
Nickname for the Federal Reserve System.
What is the Fed?
300
Restrictions placed on the value of goods that can be brought into a country.
What are import quotas?
300
The Social Security law passed in 1935.
What is FICA? (Federal Insurance Contribution Act)
400
A law passed by Congress protecting endangered species.
What is the Endangered Species Act?
400
An agency created in 1913 to serve as the nation's central banking organization.
What is the Federal Reserve System?
400
The policy of the Fed during the Great Depression?
What is the Feds greatest blunder?
400
Goods and services produced outside a country but sold within its borders.
What are imports?
400
A legal method by which individuals or businesses are allowed to reduce tax liabilities.
What is a loophole?
500
A report that shows costs and benefits of federal actions in regards to building and construction projects.
What is an Enviromental Impact Statement?
500
Government spending that exceeds receipts.
What is deficit spending?
500
The interest rate at which banks may borrow money?
What is the Federal Fund Rate?
500
Goods and services produced domestically for sale abroad.
What are exports?
500
An idea proposed by the Bush Administration to allow individuals to use a partial amount of their Social Security tax in the stock market.
What is privatization?
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