Thursday, November 12, 2015

Economics

Chapter 16 Study Guide: Federal Reserve
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Board of Governors: This is who makes the main decisions at the FED.

FOMC: Federal Open Market Committee

The FED uses a tight money policy to control inflation.

The # of Federal District Reserve Banks: 12

The District where Memphis is located: 8

The members of the Board of Governors are appointed by the President.

The members of the Board of Governors are approved by Senate. 

All banks are insured by the FDIC to the amount of 250,000 on each account. 

The FED is responsible for Monetary Policy.

To bring the country out of a bad of inflation the FED might make policy decisions that will increase the unemployment rate.

Janet Yellen is the chairman of the Federal Reserve and serves a 4 year term. 

The bank crisis that caused the information of the FED is known as the Panic of 1907. 

Federal Reserve Notes come in $1, 5, 10, 20, 100 denominations.

An increase in the fractional reserve requirement would indicate a tight money policy by the FED.

Members of the Board of Governors can only serve 1 term.

The money that banks must keep on hand at all times is known as the Reserve requirement.

SEVEN: The # of full time members on the FED’s Board of Governors

A new member of the Board of Governors take office every TWO YEARS

The term of office for a member of the Board of Governors: 14

There are 12 Federal Reserve Banks throughout the nation. 



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