Macroeconomics

Many of the Founding Fathers considered the emancipation of slaves to

Many of the Founding Fathers considered the emancipation of slaves to be (a) a necessary evil in overcoming the British during the war. (b) less important than the issues of whether blacks should be prevented from coming to the United States and whether freed slaves should be deported. (c) paramount in establishing the new nation […]

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Date: September 10th, 2020

According to the monetarists, a. stable growth in the money supply is

According to the monetarists, a. stable growth in the money supply is needed for economic stability. b. aggregate demand is unstable, mostly because of unstable investment demand. c. there is a need for fiscal policies to stabilize output. d. stable money growth is not needed for the economy to be stable.   ANSWER A

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Date: September 10th, 2020

The federal spending policies of the Great Depression were clearly exp

The federal spending policies of the Great Depression were clearly expansionary and helped return the U.S. economy to the low levels of unemployment experienced during the 1920s. Indicate whether the statement is true or false   ANSWER False (Expansionary fiscal policy did not succeed on either one of these fronts.)

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Date: September 10th, 2020

The Western railroads had been granted vast amounts of land by the gov

The Western railroads had been granted vast amounts of land by the government. Consequently, they (a) Held on to it tightly. (b) Produced a competitive market with homesteading. (c) Wanted to profit only from providing railroad services. (d) Hindered economic development by restricting new farms in the West.   ANSWER (b)

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Date: September 10th, 2020