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The Federal Reserve System
Trivia
11d Newell
Which of the following is the
term for the interest rate that
the Federal Reserve charges
banks to borrow money?
A Savings rate
B Available funds rate
C Circulation rate
D Discount rate
The Federal Reserve System
(Fed) does all of the following
EXCEPT A sells government securities
B writes new banking laws
C regulates the nation's money
supply
D controls interest rates
The term for money that the
Federal Reserve system
requires a bank to keep and
not loan to consumers is
called a A surcharge
B reserve
C tax
D surplus
Which of the following would
likely slow the economy?
A Increasing the available
money supply
B Decreasing the reserve
requirement
C Raising the discount rate
D Buying government securities
The Federal Reserve
System (Fed) issues A loans to corporations
B currency
C indictments for
counterfeiting
D proclamations
When the Federal Reserve
System wants to stimulate the
economy it A increase reserve rates
B increases the reserve date
C sells government securities
D lowers the discount rate
The FED stands for A Federalists
B Funding Education
Dividends
C Federation
D Federal Reserve
System
In order to control inflation
(going too fast), the
government is likely to A decrease interest rates
B reduce the money in
circulation
C increase interest rates
D decrease corporation profits
What would be the likely outcome if
the Federal Reserve raised its
interest rates to member banks?
A People will purchase more capital
goods.
B People will be more likely to
borrow money.
C The amount of money in circulation
will be restricted.
D More businesses will be formed.
To ease a recession (going too
slow), the government is likely
to change its fiscal policy by A reducing the money in
circulation
B spending more money
C decrease corporation profits
D spending less money
The Federal Reserve acts as a
banker's bank by A regulating the amount of tax
each person pays
B regulating the amount of
money in circulation
C prosecuting counterfeiters
D coining money
Which of the following is the
agency that regulates the supply
of money in the United States?
A Federal Reserve System
B National Bar Association
C North American Free Trade
Agreement
D Federal Trade Commission
When the Federal Reserve
System wants to slow the
economy it does all of the
following EXCEPT A raise income taxes
B raise the discount rate
C sell government securities
D increase reserve rates