Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)The Federal Reserve is less independent than the Bank of England or the Bank of Japan.
• B)Each president has the right to appoint all the Federal Reserve officials.
• C)The Federal Reserve seldom conducts policy concerned with long-run stability.
• D)The Treasury supervises Federal Reserve activities.
• E)The Federal Reserve can prevent the government from using monetary policy for short-run political gain.

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Definitions:

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A rule indicating that in a population, allele and genotype frequencies will stay unchanged over time if there are no evolutionary forces at play.

Setae

Bristle-like structures on the surface of organisms, such as the hairs on worms or insects, used for sensory detection or locomotion.

Glabrous Elytra

Refers to beetle wings (elytra) that are smooth and lack hair or any kind of surface structure.

Balancing Selection

Describes the type of selection that favors more than one allele. This process acts to maintain genetic diversity in a population by keeping alleles at frequencies higher than would be expected by chance or mutation alone.