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The Federal Reserve is...
a) the central bank of the U.S.
b) another name for the Department of the Treasury
c) an organization responsible for printing U.S. currency
d) ####

The FED is overseen by:
a) Congress
b) the White House
c) the judicial branch
d) the Federal Open Market Committee

How many district banks are associated with the FED?
a) 12
b) 7
c) 25
d) 36

From the standpoint of monetary policy, the FED seeks to:
a) keep inflation low and help the economy grow
b) keep inflation high to encourage entrepreneurship
c) increase interest rates
d) ####

The FED has a direct impact on:
a) interest rates
b) the unemployment rate
c) the per capita GDP of the U.S.
d) ####

Banks keeping a percentage of customer deposits... is called:
a) the reserve ratio
b) the discount rate
c) excess reserves
d) ####

The amount of currency in the money supply:
a) affects interest rates
b) has no effect on interest rates
c) ###
d) ####

What occurs when there is more money in the supply and interest rates fall?
a) expansion
b) contraction
c) ###
d) ####

What occurs when there is less money in the supply and interest rates increase?
a) contraction
b) expansion
c) ###
d) ####

During a period of expansion:
a) the GDP increases, the unemployment rate decreases, and there is some inflation
b) the GDP decreases, the unemployment rate increases, and there is little inflation
c) ###
d) ####

During a period of contraction:
a) the GDP decreases, the unemployment rate increases, and there is little inflation
b) the GDP increases, the unemployment rate decreases, and there is some inflation
c) ###
d) ####

Taxes and spending are two examples of the government using:
a) fiscal policy tools
b) the circular flow of economics
c) ###
d) ####

Expansion occurs when:
a) there is less taxation and/or more spending by the government
b) there is more taxation and/or less spending by the government
c) ###
d) ####

Contraction occurs when:
a) there is more taxation and/or less spending by the government
b) there is less taxation and/or more spending by the government
c) ###
d) ####

When the government spends less money than it collects in revenue, it is called:
a) a surplus
b) a deficit
c) ###
d) ####

When the government spends more money than it collects in revenue, it is known as:
a) a deficit
b) a surplus
c) ###
d) ####

When the government has a deficit, it adds to the:
a) national debt
b) GDP
c) price ceilings and price floors
d) ####

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