washington, d.c. (achieve3000, february 3, 2015). you might have heard people talk about he economy,\ which refers to the use of money and other resources in our society. the economy is often in the news because it affects everyone—citizens, businesses, and governments. when the economy is strong, leaders work to keep it that way. when the economy is weak, leaders try to fix it. many u.s. presidents have taken action to improve a weak economy. one example is president jimmy carter. carter was elected in 1976. when president carter took office, the u.s. economy was suffering from the effects of a recession, which is a slowdown in economic activity. consumer spending was low. this hurt businesses. at the same time, prices for goods and services continued to rise. struggling businesses laid off workers. this caused a rise in unemployment. carter set out to address all of these problems. carter believed that the government could strengthen the economy through actions designed to put money back in people’s pockets. though his plan was designed to benefit all americans, he would concentrate on helping those with lower incomes. these americans, carter believed, were the most likely to struggle to pay their bills and to buy necessary goods. if these americans had more money, carter reasoned, they jimmy carter was president from 1977 to 1981. question 7 suppose you were writing a summary of the article. which of these would not be important to put in the summary? a. when carter took office, consumer spending was low and businesses were struggling. b. the economy is often in the news because it affects citizens, businesses, and governments. c. many of the proposed efforts to strengthen the u.s. economy were unsuccessful. d. carter proposed tax cuts for all americans in hopes of improving the economy.

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washington, d.c. (achieve3000, february 3, 2015). you might have heard people talk about 	he economy,\ which refers to the use of money and other resources in our society. the economy is often in the news because it affects everyone—citizens, businesses, and governments. when the economy is strong, leaders work to keep it that way. when the economy is weak, leaders try to fix it. many u.s. presidents have taken action to improve a weak economy. one example is president jimmy carter. carter was elected in 1976. when president carter took office, the u.s. economy was suffering from the effects of a recession, which is a slowdown in economic activity. consumer spending was low. this hurt businesses. at the same time, prices for goods and services continued to rise. struggling businesses laid off workers. this caused a rise in unemployment. carter set out to address all of these problems. carter believed that the government could strengthen the economy through actions designed to put money back in people’s pockets. though his plan was designed to benefit all americans, he would concentrate on helping those with lower incomes. these americans, carter believed, were the most likely to struggle to pay their bills and to buy necessary goods. if these americans had more money, carter reasoned, they jimmy carter was president from 1977 to 1981. question 7 suppose you were writing a summary of the article. which of these would not be important to put in the summary? a. when carter took office, consumer spending was low and businesses were struggling. b. the economy is often in the news because it affects citizens, businesses, and governments. c. many of the proposed efforts to strengthen the u.s. economy were unsuccessful. d. carter proposed tax cuts for all americans in hopes of improving the economy.

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# Brief Explanations:
To determine what's not important for the summary, we analyze each option:
- Option A: Describes the economic situation when Carter took office, relevant to his actions.
- Option B: Explains why the economy is newsworthy, part of the article's context.
- Option C: The article focuses on Carter's actions to improve the economy, not on whether proposed efforts (in general, not just Carter's) were unsuccessful. This is not relevant to the article's main content about Carter and the economy.
- Option D: Details Carter's tax - cut proposal, a key action he took for the economy.

# Answer:
C. Many of the proposed efforts to strengthen the U.S. economy were unsuccessful.

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