Chapter 10 voc Flashcards
(33 cards)
that part of the economy made up of private individuals and business
Private sector
the part of the economy made up of local state and federal governments
Public sector
payment for which the government receives neither goods nor services in return
Transfer payment
transfer payment from one level of government to another that does not involve compensation
Grant in aid
government payment to encourage or protect a certain economic activity
Subsidy
Way in which the nation income is divided
Distribution of income
Persons who are represented by an elected official
Constituents
Hesitant or unwilling
Reluctant
Annual proposals of expedentures or anticipated revenues
Federal budget
12 month financial planning period that may not coincide with the calendar year
Fiscal year
Legislation authorizing spending with certain purposes
Appropriations bill
A negative balance after expedentures
Budget deficit
A positive balance after expenditures
Budget surplus
- federal spending authorized by law that continues without the need for annual approvals by congress
Mandatory spending
- spending for federal programs that must receive annual authorization
Discretionary spending
federal health care program for senior citizens
Medicare
joint federal- state medical insurance program for low-income people
Medicaid
constitutional amendment requiring government to spend no more than it collects in taxes
Balanced budget amendment
- funds that one level of government transfers to another level for spending
Intergovernmental expenditures
uncertainty about meaning or value
Ambiguity
to happen or exist at the same time or in the same position
Coincide
annual government spending in excess taxes and other revenues
Deficit spending
- total amount borrowed from investors to finance the governments deficit spending
National debt
- annual budget in which expenditures equal revenues
Balanced budget