Question 1
The heart of Keynesianism is that the government should ______.
◦ run deficits during recessions and surpluses when the economy is doing well
◦ run surpluses during recessions and deficits when the economy is doing well
◦ run surpluses all the time
◦ run deficits all the time
Question 2
The major weakness of fiscal policy as a way of affecting the economy is that it ______.
◦ depends on consumer behavior
◦ depends on decisions made by foreign governments
◦ requires politicians to make redistributive taxing and spending decisions
◦ requires changes to be made in very narrow increments