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Civics: Government And The Economy

Subject : civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 34 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The total amount of money the government owes to lenders






2. Budget that requires governments to spend no more than the tax revenues they receive






3. A slowdown in economic activity and production






4. A government's decisions about the amount of money it spends and the amount it collects in taxes






5. A general rise in the price level of goods and services






6. The total amount of money available for use as a medium of exchange






7. Programs that provide benefits to people who are entitled by law to receive them






8. An increase in the production of goods and services - which provides citizens with a higher standard of living






9. System that provides important services to United States banks and regulates their activities






10. When the overall price level decreases






11. Tax that takes a higher percentage of taxes from a person with a higher income than it does from a person with a lower income






12. Budget that allows governments to spend more than the tax revenue it receives






13. A tax that a person pays and has no choice but to pay directly






14. The coins and paper bills used as money in an economy






15. The total dollar value of all final goods and services produced within the country in a year






16. Taxes that take a larger percentage of tax from the income of a person with a lower income than from a person with a higher income






17. Regulation of the money supply by the Federal Reserve System






18. An amount of money borrowed for a certain time period






19. The money in a checking account






20. Exchanging goods and services






21. The amount in a year by which government income is greater than government spending






22. Means that every person who wants to work should have a job






23. How our nation keeps track of our overall income and spending






24. Tax that requires each taxpayer to pay the same proportion - or percentage - of their income in taxes






25. The government's plan for how it will raise and spend money






26. The freedom to own property - to make a profit - and to make choices about what to produce - buy - and sell






27. Tax that generally ends up as part of a price a consumer pays for a product






28. Occurs when government spends less than it receives in tax revenues






29. A single business with monopoly power






30. A repeated series of 'ups' of growth and 'downs' of recession






31. Principle that requires banks to keep a percentage of checking and savings deposits in reserve






32. The amount in a year by which government spending is greater than government income






33. A group of several companies organized to benefit from the high prices they all agree to charge






34. Group of people responsible for running the Federal Reserve System as a whole