The Troubled Asset Relief Program Was Originally Designed to __________

question 50

Multiple Choice

The Troubled Asset Relief Program was originally designed to __________ but funds were ultimately used for __________.

• A)purchase and insure assets held by financial institutions;purchase equity financial institutions and bail out U.S.automakers
• B)nationalize banks;unemployment insurance and financing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
• C)bail out banks;purchases of "toxic assets"
• D)bolster bank stock prices;paying bank executive bonuses
• E)prevent takeovers of U.S.banks by foreign nationals;insure assets held by member banks

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Definitions:

Save Button

A graphical button in software applications that allows users to save their current work or data to a specific location.

Table Tools Tab

A contextual tab in programs like Microsoft Word that appears when a table is selected, offering options to modify the table's design and layout.

Status Bar

A graphical control element at the bottom of a window that displays information about the current state of the application or document.

Title Bar

The section at the top of a window that displays the title of the software or document and usually contains controls to minimize, maximize, or close.