The discount rate is the rate of interest charged by the feds on loans to banks. It is used as a tool by the feds to:
A. Control the money supply
B. Encourage people to spend money
C. Make it more costly to borrow
D. Stimulate or cool off the economy
D
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The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________
a. African Americans b. Asians c. American Indians d. gays and lesbians
In Breedlove v. Suttles (1937), the Supreme Court ruled that __________, in and of themselves, did not violate the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments
a. poll taxes b. literacy tests c. white primaries d. grandfather clauses
After the Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998, East Asian economics were exposed for corrupt close connections. The term coined by this corruption was
a. Asian Tigers. b. crony capitalism. c. The Asian Kittens. d. Hong Kong capitalism.
In the 1970s, when an Ethiopian revolution spurred the new government to seek help from the Soviets, the U.S. put its support behind Somalia, and the two superpowers often fought for position in the global South. This is an example of a(n) __________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.