JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES and GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION

Essay, 500 words, The Impact of the Life of Keynes; footnotes or bibliography included.

100 words on his life (for example, How did he make his living? Was he rich? What were the most important discoveries of his life, what surprised you about his life, how did he help economics?

250 words on his economic ideas (for example, What did Keynes think about the peace treaty at the end of World War I? Did America follow his ideas to help end the Great Depression? Explain.? Explain. What components does a Keynesians economist believe the government should avoid when in a recession? Explain.

150 words,Did America governmental leaders follow his ideas to help get America out of The Great Depression of the 1930s? The answer may surprise you.

GROWTH OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS

4. Internet Scavenger Hunt:

Be sure to look at The Council of Economic Advisors to the President of the United States. This office each year publishes an Annual Report. The Tables at the end of this Annual Report (especially Tables B52, 80, 86) are where you will find a wealth of information, both for this course and this assignment; and, for the rest of your life.

a. Present in table format, one, the total dollar revenues and expenditures of our Federal Government; two, the combined total for State and Local Governments, for the years: 1950, 1960, 1970, and 2000,.

b. Present in table format government expenditures, by major category of expenditure, for the State of Nevada and Clark County for the years 2000, 2008.

5. Answer the following questions:

a. How has the size of government (federal, state and local) changed in terms of dollars and as a percentage of GDP changed comparing the years: 2000 and 2007?

b. The three largest federal governmental expenditures for 2007 are:

c. The three largest state and local governmental expenditures for 2000 are:

6. Short Essays, 100-150 words; footnotes or bibliography included.

a. Based on your findings: How much has the Federal Government grown? Detail your answer.

b. Based upon your finds: How much as Clark County and the State of Nevada expenditures grown? Detail your answer.