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The Federal Reserve System is responsible for establishing monetary policy. It has a significant degree of independence from the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. Its policymakers, the seven-member Board of Governors, serve 14-year terms with one member appointed every two years. There are 12 Federal Reserve District Banks spread around the county rather than one central bank in Washington, D.C. to carry out the policies established by the Board of Governors.

Why do you think the Fed was set up in this manner? Do you think that it is a good system for establishing and carrying out monetary policy in the country? Some politicians have suggested that the executive and/or the legislative branches of government should have more say or influence regarding monetary policy. In your opinion, would this be a good idea or not?

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1. The Federal Funds Rate is set by the Federal Reserve on the first business day of each month by faxing the rate to the member banks of each Federal Reserve District.

A. True

B. False

2. The Federal Reserve is a single Central bank located on Wall Street in New York City.

A. True

B. False

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the Federal Reserve System?

A. Terms of service of the members of the Board of Governors are longer than the number of years that a two-term President of the United States would serve.

B. The Federal Reserve System is the nation's central bank and is comprised of 12 Federal Reserve Banks that serve as bankers' banks.

C. Some of the main functions of the Federal Reserve System include the authority to control the money supply, to issue currency, to set reserve requirements, and to hold reserves.

D. While Congress controls the actions of the Federal Reserve, the President has the authority to appoint and remove private banks from the Federal Reserve System.

4. Which of the following is NOT true about restrictive monetary policy?

A. A restrictive monetary policy seeks to raise the federal funds rate.

B. A restrictive monetary policy seeks to expand the money supply.

C. A restrictive monetary policy seeks to raise the Federal Funds Rate by selling government bonds or raising the reserve requirement ratio or increasing the discount rate.

D. A restrictive monetary policy is used when the government is concerned about suddenly increasing inflation.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about contractionary fiscal policy?

A. Contractionary fiscal policy consists of reductions in government spending or increases in taxes.

B. Contractionary fiscal policy can include both reductions in government spending or increases in taxes.

C. Contractionary fiscal policy seeks to shift the Aggregate Demand curve to the right.

D. Contractionary fiscal policy is used when the government seeks to reduce suddenly surging inflation.

6. The Federal Reserve creates money by printing the amount of desired new money and distributing it via armored trucks and high-security railways to Federal Reserve District Banks.

A. True

B. False

7. If the Fed feared a looming recession was just around the corner, which of the following actions would it "NOT" consider?

A. The Fed would raise the discount rate.

B. In order to influence prevailing commercial interest rates to fall, the Fed would buy large amounts of government securities.

C. In order to expand the money supply (which influences prevailing commercial interest rates to fall), the Fed would either buy large volumes of government bonds, lower the reserve requirement or cut the discount rate.

D. The Fed would seek to expand the money supply because, in so doing, the federal funds rate would fall and that would stimulate commercial interest rates to fall.

8. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the ability of the Federal Reserve System to expand the money supply?

A. The Federal Reserve System uses the fractional nature of the banking system to create money in order to expand the money supply.

B. The money multiplier defines the relationship between new excess reserves throughout the banking system and the creation of money by banks in the system. It is calculated by dividing the number 1 by the Required Reserve Ratio. [1/rr].

C. If the required reserve ratio is 20%, then $80 billion in new excess reserves will create $400 billion in bank system lending throughout the entire banking system.

D. If the reserve requirement is 100%, then the banks can generate 100% in new excess reserves.

9. Which of the following is NOT true about the tools of monetary policy?

A. The Fed can alter the money supply through open market operations, changes in the reserve ratio or adjustments to the discount rate.

B. Lowering the reserve ratio would expand the money supply.

C. Raising the discount rate would restrict the money supply.

D. Adjusting the reserve requirement is the most important day-to-day method for controlling the nation's money supply.

10. If the Federal Reserve wishes to hold off a feared recession, it will sell large volumes of government bonds.

A. True

B. False

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QUESTION 31

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is

		composed of seven members who are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
		composed of 12 members of the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
		elected by the general public.
		composed of representatives from the country's 12 largest commercial banks.

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QUESTION 32

The Fed is said to be the "lender of last resort" in that

		it charges a higher interest rate to borrowers than does any other bank.
		it functions as the government's bank only when commercial banks fail to do so.
		it makes loans to individuals whom commercial banks do not believe are credit-worthy.
		it stands ready to lend to any depository institution that it has decided should not fail.

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QUESTION 33

The Federal Reserve System acts as the government's fiscal agent by

		providing checking account services for the government.
		preparing the budget the President presents to Congress every year.
		determining how to finance a deficit.
		auditing taxpayers.

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QUESTION 34

The Federal Reserve System was established in which year?

		1913.
		1929.
		1865.
		1941.

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QUESTION 35

By serving as the lender of last resort,

		the Fed provides check clearing services.
		the Fed aids in the sale of government securities.
		the Fed supervises depository institutions.
		the Fed can prevent bank failures.

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QUESTION 36

Depository institutions must

		use and pay for the services of the Federal Reserve System.
		set their interest rates according to schedules established by the Federal Reserve System.
		keep a certain percentage of their deposits as reserves.
		turn over a percentage of their profits to the Federal Reserve System as payment for services provided by the Fed.

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QUESTION 37

The Federal Reserve System has

		50 district banks.
		24 district banks.
		12 district banks.
		7 district banks.

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QUESTION 38

The part of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) that holds the reserve balances of depository institutions is

		the Board of Governors.
		the Federal Advisory Committee.
		the Federal Open Market Committee.
		the Federal Reserve district banks.

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QUESTION 39

The potential for a financial breakdown at one financial institution to spread throughout the financial system is known as a

		systemic risk.
		liquidity risk.
		lending risk.
		moral hazard.

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QUESTION 40

A system in which depository institutions hold reserves that are less than the amount of total deposits is called

		fiat money banking.
		required reserve banking.
		fractional reserve banking.
		central banking system.

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QUESTION 41

Total reserves of private banks are

		all customer deposits.
		the minimum amount banks need to hold against time deposits.
		federal reserve notes.
		deposits held at the Fed and vault cash.

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QUESTION 42

A statement of assets and liabilities of any business entity is called

		a cash flow statement.
		an income statement.
		a balance sheet.
		a statement of net worth.

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QUESTION 43

Which of the following actions has no effect on the total money supply?

		The Federal Open Market Committee buys government securities.
		There is a transfer of deposits from one bank to another bank.
		There is change in the money multiplier.
		The Federal Open Market Committee sells government securities.

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QUESTION 44

Given a required reserve ratio of 20 percent, a commercial bank that has received a new deposit of $100 can make additional loans of

		$80.
		$0.
		$400.
		$20.

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QUESTION 45

The Federal Open Market Committee has responsibility for

		appointing members to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system.
		issuing orders to buy or sell government securities for the Fed.
		advising the Treasury Department on monetary policy.
		printing money.

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Each Federal Reserve Bank is

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		a corporation.
		a government owned enterprise.
		a government subsidized entity.
		a government-sponsored enterprise.

A transaction in which the Fed agrees to buy a security one day and sell it back the next day is

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		an overnight securitization operation.
		a repurchase agreement.
		a legal tender.
		a rebate sale.

The Federal Reserve document that states the goals of the FOMC and the target for the federal funds rate is known as the

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		Directive.
		Beige book.
		Bluebook.
		Green book.

How long is the normal term in office for a Governor of the Federal Reserve Board?

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		Five years
		Seven years
		Fourteen years
		Life

The federal funds rate is the interest rate on

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		loans to banks from the Fed.
		loans by banks to the Fed.
		short-term loans between banks.
		Treasury bills.

Expenditures of each Federal Reserve Bank are approved by

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		the U.S. Senate.
		the President of the United States.
		the U.S. Treasury Department.
		the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Federal Reserve Banks pay for their central banking operations through

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		government tax revenue.
		interest on the securities they own.
		fees charged to banks that use their services.
		dividends paid by local banks.

When the Fed engages in open-market operations, the transactions are conducted by

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		the Open Market Desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
		the Open Market Desk at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C.
		the National Bureau of Economic Research.
		the Federal Open Market Committee.

In 2006, Chairman Greenspan left the Fed because

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		President Bush wanted him to resign.
		he reached mandatory retirement age.
		his term as Governor expired.
		his term as Chairman expired.

The Federal Reserve publication that discusses forecasts for the economy is known as the

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		Redbook.
		Beigebook.
		Bluebook.
		Greenbook.

The FOMC directive

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		describes forecasts for the economy.
		states the target for the federal funds rate.
		discusses the regional economies around the country.
		shows the Fed's balance sheet.

The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board who reduced the inflation rate from over 10 percent to about 3 percent in the early 1980s was

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		Arthur Burns.
		G. William Miller.
		Paul Volcker.
		Alan Greenspan.

Which Fed chairman ensured the independence of the Federal Reserve in the 1950s?

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		William McChesney Martin
		Arthur Burns
		Paul Volcker
		G. William Miller

There are ____ Federal Reserve Banks.

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		seven
		ten
		twelve
		fifteen

Purchases and sales of government securities in the secondary market are known as

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		discount borrowing and lending.
		federal funds purchases and sales.
		discounting.
		open-market operations.

The monetary base can be divided into

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		currency plus transactions deposits.
		vault cash plus reserves held at the Fed.
		required clearing balances plus currency.
		reserves plus currency.

The Fed does not generally change reserve requirements to affect the money supply because

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		the impact is too large.
		the Fed needs the approval of Congress to do so.
		it's not legal for the Fed to do so.
		the Fed needs the approval of the President of the United States to do so.

The Fed has decided to tighten monetary policy, so it decreases the money supply through

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		defensive open-market operations.
		dynamic open-market operations.
		reduced discount loans for profit.
		reduced discount loans for business needs.

A haircut is

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		the extra collateral the Fed requires above the value of a discount loan.
		the extra principal a commercial bank requires the Fed to pay when making a discount loan.
		the difference between what an investor pays for a bond and what the investor sells the bond for.
		expected personal grooming for a member of the Board of Governors.

Currency held by the nonbank public plus banks' vault cash plus banks' deposits at the Fed equals

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		the Fed's capital stock.
		discount loans.
		the monetary base.
		required clearing balances.

The extra collateral the Fed requires above the value of a discount loan is known as

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		the term premium.
		a haircut.
		a covenant.
		secondary credit.

Currency held by the nonbank public plus banks' reserves equals

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		the Fed's capital stock.
		discount loans.
		the monetary base.
		required clearing balances.

The money supply divided by the monetary base equals

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		the reserve ratio.
		velocity.
		high-powered money.
		the money multiplier.

The main liability on the Federal Reserve's balance sheet is

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		discount loans.
		securities.
		monetary base.
		capital.

A bank in good condition may take out a loan without the Fed questioning the purpose or nature of the loan. Such a loan is known as

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		a no documentation discount loan.
		a haircut.
		a covenant.
		a primary credit discount loan.

If the Open-Market Desk at the Fed buys securities when the federal funds rate is below the primary credit discount rate, the most likely effect is that the

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		federal funds rate decreases.
		primary credit discount rate decreases.
		primary credit discount rate increases.
		federal funds rate increases.

In November and December, people use more currency than usual, so the Fed increases the money supply through

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		defensive open-market operations.
		dynamic open-market operations.
		discount loans for profit.
		discount loans for business needs.

Reserves held by banks at the Fed that earn implicit interest payments in the form of earnings credits for Fed services are known as

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		required clearing balances.
		reserve requirements.
		excess reserves.
		non-transaction deposits.

Required clearing balances

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		pay interest in the form of earnings credits.
		count as reserves and can be used to meet reserve requirements.
		pay interest equal to the federal funds rate minus one percent.
		are required to be held against transactions deposits.

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