The Federal Reserve System Was

question 148

Multiple Choice

The Federal Reserve System was:

• A) given the responsibility of being a watchdog of the international banking system.
• B) formed to serve as a district-level bank for all the states in the United States.
• C) created by the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999.
• D) created to serve as the central bank in the United States.

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