Perhaps the single most important responsibility of the Fed is to set the "discount rate," which is? the _______________
A) discount given to federal employees for the fiscal year
B) ?amount of money to be printed in a given year
C) ?rate charged directly to borrowers for loans
D) ?rate charged to member banks to borrow short-term funds
E) ?rate charged to federal employees for conducting business at the Fed
D
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To justify the New Deal's unprecedented intervention in the economy, the Roosevelt administration invoked which of the following?
A. the commerce clause B. the equal protection clause C. the free exercise clause D. the Tenth Amendment
Which of the following does the double jeopardy rule provide?
a. No one found innocent of a crime can be tried again for the same kind of crime in the future. b. No one found innocent of a crime can be tried again for the same crime. c. No one guilty of a crime will face cruel and unusual punishment. d. Someone found innocent of a crime can only be tried for it again under exceptional circumstances.
What yearly inflation rate do monetarists today argue ensures an adequate money supply for a healthy economy?
A. 5-7 percent B. 1-3 percent C. 7-9 percent D. 3-5 percent E. less than 1 percent
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following is among the causes of the Iranian revolution?
a. relative deprivation b. weakened state c. political opportunity d. technological advancement