How were the actions taken by

Presidents Ford and Carter to

address the country's economic

downturn similar? How did they

differ?

He actions taken by the presidents weren't similar in any respect. The nearest similarity is that each began with a technique to encourage civilians to follow their plans. In Ford's set up, he down the number of money in circulation whereas carter increased interest rates and deregulated businesses. I feel Ford had the higher policy as a result of there have been no major jumps in expansion or the task market, whereas all of Carter's measures were ineffective

In general, both of these president's were relatively "hands off when it came to the economy, but many people would agree that Carter was more active in policy adjustments.