If People Refused to Use Banks to Create Checkable Deposits

question 12

Multiple Choice

If people refused to use banks to create checkable deposits, the banking system would:

• A) not be affected in the money creating process.
• B) not have a way to loan out excess reserves.
• C) be able to expand the money supply by more than the money multiplier indicates.
• D) not be able to create new money.

---

Definitions:

Valley

A low area between hills or mountains, typically with a river running through it.

Ridge

A long, narrow elevation of land, often formed by the continuous movement of the Earth's crust.

Ridges

Elevated geological features, typically linear, that can form through tectonic activities such as at mid-ocean ridges or due to erosional processes.

Sediment

Particulate material that is transported and deposited by water, wind, or ice, often forming layers on the Earth's surface.