One of the Primary Purposes of the Federal Reserve System

question 43

Multiple Choice

One of the primary purposes of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) is to guard against

• A)national gasoline shortages by maintaining large stores of oil at the country's military bases.
• B)state governments defaulting on their debt obligations by limiting budget expenditures.
• C)the federal government defaulting on its debt obligations by limiting budget expenditures.
• D)bank failures during a sudden economic scare by making sure that banks do not overextend themselves.

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