#1
Which institution is responsible for monetary policy in the United States?
Department of the Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Securities and Exchange Commission
Internal Revenue Service
#2
What is the term for the total amount of money in circulation within an economy?
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
National debt
Money supply
Aggregate demand
#3
What is the term used to describe the maximum amount of money that banks are required to hold in reserve?
Federal funds rate
Discount rate
Reserve requirement
Prime rate
#4
What is the term for the interest rate at which the Federal Reserve lends money to commercial banks?
Prime rate
Discount rate
Federal funds rate
Treasury rate
#5
Which of the following statements best describes the role of the Federal Reserve?
It sets fiscal policy.
It regulates and supervises banks.
It collects taxes for the government.
It manages foreign trade agreements.
#6
What is the primary tool used by the Federal Reserve to control the money supply?
Fiscal policy
Open market operations
Taxation
Interest rate adjustments
#7
Which of the following is a function of the Federal Reserve?
Issuing driver's licenses
Regulating interstate commerce
Supervising and regulating banks
Administering Social Security benefits
#8
Which of the following is NOT a component of the M1 money supply?
Physical currency
Savings deposits
Checking account balances
Traveler's checks
#9
Who nominates and approves the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve?
President of the United States and Congress
Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Secretary of the Treasury
Supreme Court justices
#10
Which of the following is NOT a function of money in the U.S. economy?
Medium of exchange
Unit of account
Store of wealth
Control of inflation
#11
What is the term for the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, consequently, the purchasing power of currency is falling?
Deflation
Stagflation
Inflation
Hyperinflation
#12
What is the term used to describe the interest rate at which banks lend reserves to each other overnight?
Prime rate
Discount rate
Federal funds rate
Libor rate
#13
In the context of monetary policy, what does 'quantitative easing' refer to?
Reducing the money supply by selling government securities
Lowering interest rates to stimulate economic activity
Increasing the money supply by purchasing government securities
Raising taxes to control inflation
#14
What happens to the money supply when the Federal Reserve conducts open market operations to purchase government securities?
Money supply increases
Money supply decreases
No change in money supply
Money supply becomes more volatile
#15
Which of the following tools is used by the Federal Reserve to influence the money supply indirectly?
Discount rate
Reserve requirement
Federal funds rate
Open market operations
#16
When the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve requirement, what effect does it have on the money supply?
Money supply increases
Money supply decreases
No change in money supply
Money supply becomes more volatile
#17
What is the primary aim of contractionary monetary policy?
Stimulating economic growth
Controlling inflation
Reducing unemployment
Promoting consumer spending