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Commodity money can best be described as —

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a form of money which has an intrinsic value, meaning it is worth something in its own right rather than simply being a token of financial value

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What is the term for money that holds value solely because the government says it does?

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fiat money

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A major drawback of the barter system is that transactions are —

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restricted by supply and demand

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What is a benefit of using a debit card?

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Obtaining cash without carrying physical money

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The Federal Reserve System designed in the manner described in the box resulted in the creation of —

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a decentralized system of banks

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What is a significant way the Federal Reserve can impact local economies?

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It can influence the cost of borrowing by changing interest rates.

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The Federal Reserve uses reserve requirements, the discount rate, and open market operations to primarily influence the —

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money supply in the economy

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In a period of economic downturn, how would the Federal Reserve Banks likely respond? Options: easing monetary policy to facilitate lending, increasing the discount rate to manipulate the money supply, enforcing a strict monetary policy to make lending harder, decreasing open market operations to shrink the money supply

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easing monetary policy to facilitate lending

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What was the impact of leaving the gold standard on the value of the U.S. dollar?

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The value of the dollar decreased as more currency could be printed.

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In the American free market system, what is one of the main responsibilities of the government?

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Regulate product safety