The Federal Reserve System Is A(n)

question 198

Multiple Choice

The Federal Reserve System is a(n)

• A)corporation owned by its member banks.
• B)independent branch of the U.S.government.
• C)corporation owned by the government and member banks.
• D)agency created by presidential executive order.

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Definitions:

Specific Gravity

The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance; usually water for a liquid or solid, and air for a gas.

Gram-positive

Bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method, indicating a thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell walls.

Gram-variable

Bacteria that do not consistently stain as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative due to variations in their cell wall structures.

Opaqueness

The quality of being impenetrable by light; not transparent or translucent.