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What does a budget reveal about a government

A budget reveals the spending plan for the fiscal year, as well as the government's financial priorities and goals.

What makes government contracts unique

They create obligations normally applied to government agencies.

Freedom of expression is limited by what

one of the circumstances for freedom of expression is censorship.

What is one difference between government agencies and government contractors

Government agencies are in the public sector while government contractors are in the private sector.

Which government agency is responsible for preparing a budget proposal for the president to submit to Congress

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

What does enforcing consumer-protection regulations involve

Government censorship

What is the purpose of labor laws

To protect workers

Environmental-protection laws can be bad for the economy because they may do what

Environmental-protection laws can be bad for the economy because they may increase unemployment.

Which is true about tariffs

They are paid on international trade only.

What is a cartel

a group of producers working together to raise prices and profits

The government can prevent the shortages that accompany price ceilings by doing what

Rationing

Why does the US textile industry lose jobs to foreign countries

Labor intensive production is cheaper to do in countries with lower pay rates. In the US, there's a minimum wage, other places there isn't.

Some other textile tasks, like dyeing(which is often toxic), is cheaper to do in places with less environmental restrictions.

Cheap imports can force U.S. companies out of business.


Foreign countries often accept lower salaries and poorer working conditions, meaning stuff can be made cheaper there.
In what situation would the government use a no bid contract

when there is a budget surplus

In the united staes who first proposes the federal budget

the president

Which of these is not an example of a trade restriction A Tariffs B Quotas C Rationing D Subsidies

for a similar question:

taking land to build an airport

What example of a payroll tax

Social security tax

What is largest difference between developed and developing countries

the level of wealth

What is an example of a labor law in economics

A restriction on when a union may call a strike

Match each type of good with the sample good it represents (apex)

Merit good : education

Public good : national security

Individual good : food

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