Identify the three organizations in the “troika” that prepares economic and expenditure estimates. List the function of each.

What will be an ideal response?


The Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) is largely technical, forecasting the state of the economy and advising the president based on these forecast. The Department of the Treasury represents the financial community, often advocating for balanced budgets. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) acts as a representative of the expenditure community since they are familiar with agency requests.

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A. almost no one B. few people C. most people D. the vast majority of people

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Which of the following is specifically suggested by the author as a potential implication of Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan’s research experiment?

A. Employers could set up automatic rejections for online applications based on a pre-defined list of black-sounding names. B. Job applicants could have a strong incentive to use a fake name during the hiring process in order to avoid discrimination. C. Families now likely have an incentive to avoid selecting black-sounding names for their children. D. Race discrimination in employment could manifest in denying someone employment based on their black-sounding name.

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Which form of federalism predominated in the United States from its founding until the end of the Civil War?

a. state-centered b. centralized c. competitive d. cooperative

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