Which of these is a historical example of "opportunity costs"? A) The Stock Market Crash in 1929. B) The sinking of the Lusitania in 1914. C) Men being selected as generals during the Civil War instead of females. D) People giving up some consumer goods to help the war effort during World War II.

1. the responsibilities of the u.s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal

Name three things the framers of the constitution did to keep the federal government or any part of it from becoming too powerful.

Which of the following best summarizes the idea represented by this graph?