Ch. 18

Question 1

government practice of borrowing money in order to spend more money than is received by taxes

Answer 1

deficit spending

Question 2

government money invested in the economy to stimulate a self-sustaining economic recovery

Answer 2

pump priming

Question 3

money or good given as charity to the unemployed

Answer 3

dole

Question 4

legal procedure for reclaiming a piece of property when the owner is unable to keep us the mortgage payments

Answer 4

foreclosure

Question 5

alliance, combination, or union of parties, people, or states formed for a specific action or purpose

Answer 5

coalition

Question 6

labor union in which all members practice the same occupation or skill

Answer 6

craft union

Question 7

union that represents every worker in a single industry regardless of his or her job

Answer 7

industrial union

Question 8

downturn in the nation’s economy marked by reduced economic activity

Answer 8

recession

Question 9

groups of people who share the same culture, religion and customs

Answer 9

ethnic groups

Question 10

the name for FDR’s talks to people via the radio

Answer 10

fireside chats