Question

washington, d.c. (achieve3000, february 3, 2015).
you might have heard people talk about \the
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

(image: jimmy carter was president from
1977 to 1981)

question 6
which question is not answered by the article?
a. why did carter concentrate on helping americans with lower
incomes?
b. what was the condition of the u.s. economy when carter became
president?
c. what were some of the government - funded job projects that
carter proposed?
d. why did carter believe it was important to give tax cuts to
businesses?

Explanation:

• For option A: The article says Carter believed those with lower incomes struggled to pay bills/buy necessities, so he concentrated on them—this answers why.
• For option B: The article states the U.S. economy was suffering from a recession (low consumer spending, rising prices, businesses laying off workers) when Carter became president—this is answered.
• For option C: The article does not mention any specific government - funded job projects Carter proposed.
• For option D: The article says Carter believed putting money back in people's pockets (including tax cuts to businesses to get them to hire/raise wages) would strengthen the economy—this answers why.

Answer:

C. What were some of the government - funded job projects that Carter proposed?