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The Role of Government Actions that Impact the Economy What are the roles that government plays in the United States economy? VUS.15e

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Page 1: The Role of Government Actions that Impact the Economy · What are the roles that government plays in the United ... on economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product, exchange

The Role of Government Actions that Impact the Economy

What are the roles that government plays in the United

States economy?

VUS.15e

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The “Fed”• The Federal

government has the ability to influence the United States economy.

• It bases its decisions on economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product, exchange rates, inflation, and unemployment rates.

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What are the roles that government plays in the United States economy?

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Federal Reserve - monetary policy decisions control the supply of money and credit

to expand or contract economic growth

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President and Congress - fiscal policy decisions determine

levels of government taxation and spending; government

regulates the economy