What is a government program called that provides benefits to all citizens who meet eligibility requirements?
a. a basic program
b. an entitlement program
c. an envelopment program
d. a recessionary program
Question -2-What is the source for the money in the Social Security Trust Fund?
a. sales taxes on luxury goods and services
b. taxes on wages paid by the employer and employee
c. property taxes
d. estate taxes
Question -3-Which of the following is true with respect to Keynesian economic policy?
a. Keynesian economic policy relies on government taxes and adjustments to the money supply to control inflation and unemployment.
b. Keynesian economic policy relies on tax cuts and expenditure increases by government to control inflation and unemployment.
c. Keynesian economic policy uses the money supply to control inflation and unemployment.
d. Keynesian economic policy relies on the generosity of private charities to address the worst effects of economic downturns.
Question -4-What do economists use gross domestic product to measure?
a. the rate of government spending in the economy
b. the rate of tariffs applied to goods imported into the United States
c. the total value added by government expenditures in the economy
d. the total value of goods and services produced in an area
Question -5-What are some of the public health problems that face the United States? How does the federal government address these public health problems? List the tools available to the government, and how they are used.
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