Beginning in 1933, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
A. protected the assets of bank depositors up to $2,500.
B. prevented banks from speculating irresponsibly.
C. offered financial protection for stock investors.
D. gave the government authority to transfer the funds of failing banks to strong banks.
E. protected banks from failing.
A
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Which of the following was a consequence of Lord Dunmore's Proclamation, issued in November 1775?
A. The Second Continental Congress decided to allow African Americans to enlist in the Continental Army. B. Yeoman farmers began to desert the Virginia militia and rally to the British side. C. Slaves rallied to the British side in greater numbers than expected. D. The Virginia assembly was forcibly disbanded, and many of its leaders were arrested.
In Ex Parte Merryman, the Supreme Court declared that President Lincoln acted unconstitutionally when, without the consent of Congress, he
A) declared the South in a state of insurrection. B) suspended the writ of habeas corpus in order to jail secessionists in Maryland. C) called for 75,000 volunteers after the firing on Fort Sumter. D) issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves.
All of the following are true about the Affordable Care Act EXCEPT that
A. only one Republican congressman supported the bill. B. many Republican state's attorneys sued to stop the health bill. C. Republicans largely opposed the law, frustrating Obama's desire for bipartisanship. D. the Supreme Court ruled against the bill twice, in 2012 and 2015. E. the law ensured that almost all Americans would have access to health care insurance.
When it was established in 1644, the colony of Rhode Island
A. organized the first fully democratic government in North America. B. had strong ties to the church in the Massachusetts colony. C. banned Jews from immigrating. D. was notable for its religious toleration. E. had no ties to the Massachusetts colony.