After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy? a. the interest rate on loans will fall. b. people will demand more foreign goods. c. people will start borrowing more money. d. the economy will face inflation. e. foreign investments will increase.

D. The economy will face inflation.

Explanation:After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the US banking system increased. Because of Federal Reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. However, banks started holding more reserves than required. By January 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. The Federal Reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. What possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy? A. The interest rate on loans will fall. B. People will demand more foreign goods. C. People will start borrowing more money. D. The economy will face inflation. E. Foreign investments will increase.

the correct answer is: (1) affected by gerrymandering; (2) not affected by gerrymandering.

gerrymandering is known as a practice that intends to establish a some kind of political advantage for a particular party or group. to do this district boundaries are manipulated. the new resulting district is named a gerrymandering.

in other words, what gerrymandering does is to draw the boundaries of electoral districts trying to benefit the party who is doing it. sometimes, the party controlling the legislature will redraw it so they can maximize the number of districts they are likely to control.