Government's Role
Economic Systems
Econ 101
Policies
Democracies vs. Authoritarians
100

The economic failure of the Articles of Confederation was their inability to regulate this.

Commerce

100

People make production choices based on what has always been done in this type of economy.

Traditional

100

This kind of tax is one everyone pays when they use cash, swipe their card, or write a check.

Sales tax

100

This policy refers to the government's manipulation of the economy through affecting the money supply and interest rates.

Monetary policy

100

This system of government allows free participation in government; "rule by the man"

Democracies

200

Under F.D.R., this was the greatest expansion of the federal power when it comes to influence over the economy.

New Deal

200

All the economic decisions and power is centered in the hands of this under a command economy.

Government

200

This is the federal government's estimates for spending and revenue for the fiscal year.

Federal Budget

200

This policy refers to the government's manipulation of the economy through taxing and spending.

Fiscal policy

200

This system of government limits civic participation, favoring the few or the one in power.

Authoritarian

300

President Ronald Reagan instituted policies that reduce the role of the government in the economy (Reaganomics) in this era of federalism.

New

300

A mixed economy combined elements of these three economic systems.

Market, Command, Traditional

300

These two laws work together, trying to achieve "market equilibrium."

Supply and demand

300

Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, and Social Security all fall under this policy.

Fiscal policy

300

In democracies, this is used to hold political parties accountable.

Opposition

400

These two programs increased the role of the government in the economy.

New Deal and Great Society

400

Closely associated with a market economy, this means little to no government interference. As the French would say: "to let do."

Lassiez-faire

400

The 16th amendment established income tax creating a new source of this for the federal government.

Revenue

400
This body of government is in control of monetary policy, acting as a sprinkler system for the money supply, and is the central banking system of the U.S.

Federal Reserve

400

In authoritarian governments, this democratic principle does not apply, allowing the leaders to get away with wrongdoing.

Rule of law

500

Some of the primary criticism of the New Deal was that it was socialist experiments, deviating from American this.

Capitalism

500

An important part of market economies, this tends to push people to continue to innovate, driving competition.

Private property/ownership

500

When the government spends more money than it takes in from its revenue sources, it is referred to as this.

Budget deficit

500

These kinds of taxes are more likely to impact people in lower income groups.

Regressive

500

This 1949 Chinese leader was an authoritarian leader, leading the Cultural Revolution, the violent effort to remove pre-Communist beliefs.

Mao Zedong