If the Federal Reserve increases the legal reserve requirement on deposits, a. the money stock will rise and the money multiplier will fall. b. the monetary base will rise and the money multiplier will fall. c. both the monetary base and the money stock will fall. d. neither the monetary base nor the money stock […]
Which of the following acts was/were designed to take out the risk in the securities industry? (a) Truth in Securities Act of 1933 (b) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (c) Social Security Act of 1935 (d) All of the above ANSWER (a)
Which of the following federal activities was new under the New Deal? The federal government (a) subsidized building construction. (b) provided federal finances to build houses. (c) established regulatory agencies intended to influence activities in private markets. (d) engaged in all of the above. ANSWER (b)
Overall, U. S. citizens and foreign-born residents embrace change that promises overall growth. This is evidenced by which of the following? (a) Innovation (b) The growth of new industries and the demise of others (c) Population migration from one part of the U.S. to another (d) All of the above ANSWER (d)
If the Federal Reserve raises the discount rate, the market rate of interest a. will rise but the monetary base will be unchanged. b. will rise and the monetary base will fall. c. and the monetary base will both rise. d. will fall and the monetary base will rise. ANSWER B
With regard to the American Revolution, research suggests that (a) it was not waged against the law but against a particular alien authority. (b) all contracts, respecting property, remained basically unchanged. (c) the basic ideas established in the colonial era remained untouched by the Revolution, apart from the abolition of primogeniture and perpetual entailment. (d) […]
Which act established rules and regulations for minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping and child labor standards? (a) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (b) Walsh-Healy Act of 1936 (c) National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) (d) Wagner Act of 1935 ANSWER (a)
Net worth and assets are the same. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Which of the following is the largest asset on a consolidated balance sheet for a commercial bank? a. Checkable deposits b. government bonds c. Cash assets, including reserves d. Loans e. Borrowing from the Federal Reserve ANSWER D
During the New Deal, the structure of capitalism in the U.S. changed forever in each of the following areas except for one. Which one? (a) The relation between government and markets changed in the sense that government interventions of one sort or another occurred. (b) The Federal Reserve System began to control actively the money […]