🕹️ Pull the Lever
Drag each policy action into the correct fiscal-policy lever. Expansionary policy speeds the economy up; contractionary policy slows it down.
Drag or Click: drag a policy into a box, or click one first
🔵 Expansionary
Used during a contraction or recession to push money back into circulation.
🔴 Contractionary
Used when the economy overheats to slow spending and price pressure.
💸 Multiplier Chain
Build the order of the multiplier effect. Government spending does not stop at the first payment; it keeps moving through the economy.
Build the chain: drag each block into the correct step.
Where does the multiplier effect usually work fastest?
⚖️ Who Really Pays?
Sort the tax scenarios. Then answer who feels the burden most. The structure of a tax determines who absorbs the cost.
Drag or Click: drag a scenario into a box, or click one first
📈 Progressive
Higher earners pay a larger percentage of income.
📉 Regressive
Lower earners pay a larger real share of income in practice.
Who usually feels a sales tax increase most?
🏁 Results Checkpoint
Complete the three required activities, then unlock flashcards and the quiz.
Policy Review Complete
You practiced fiscal policy levers, the multiplier effect, and how tax structures shift burdens across households.
Activity 1
Expansionary vs. contractionary policy
Activity 2
Multiplier effect chain
Activity 3
Progressive vs. regressive taxes
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⚡ Key Terms
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🎯 Quick Quiz
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