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Study Guide #7
Money and Banking
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Economics
9th Grade
04/29/2009

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medium of exchange
Definition
anything that is determined by the value of goods and services
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money
Definition
paper/cotton form of currency
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barter
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exchange for the use of goods and services
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store of value
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something that keeps its value if it is stored rather than used
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currency
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coins and paper bills used as money
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commodity money
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objects that have value in themselves as well as for use as money
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representative money
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objects that value as a token that can be exchanged for something else of value
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fiat money
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money that has value because the government has ordered that is an acceptable means to pay debts
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bank
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an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money
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national bank
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a bank chartered or licensed by the national government
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greenback
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paper currency issued by the north during the civil war
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gold standard
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a monetary system in which paper money and coins can be converted into a certain amount of gold
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Federal Reserve System
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the nation's central banking system
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central bank
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bank that can lend to other banks in times of need
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member bank
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bank that belongs to the federal reserve system
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Federal Reserve note
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the national currency we use today in the U.S.
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Great Depression
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the severe economic decline that began in 1929 and lasted for more than a decade
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FDIC
Definition
Taxes that pay for Social Security and Medicare
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money supply
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the money available in the U.S. economy
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liquidity
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the ability to be used as or directly turned into cash
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money market
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market in which money is lent for periods less than a year
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default
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to not pay back a loan
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mortgage
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a specific type of loan that is used to be buy real estate
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interest
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the price paid for the use of borrowed money and earned by deposited funds
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principle
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the amount of money borrowed
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stock market crash
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On October 29, 1929, on black Tuesday
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Brokerages allowed customers to speculate on...
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mostly borrowed money
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If the stock price fell the broker would make...
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a margin call.
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On the morning of October 24...
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nervous investors began selling their stocks off quickly
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the day known as black tuesday...
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marked the first day of real panic
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the crash was...
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a symptom rather than a cause
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Depression is a result of...
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over extended credit.
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crash brought an end to the loans that the U.S...
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extended to European countries
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Europe lost any economic gains made...
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in the 10 years since WWI
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economies of Latin American countries, quickly
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lost their markets
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Latin American, governments fell and
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lost their money
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in Europe the hardships of depression inspired
Definition
a variety of extremist political groups
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2 days after FDRs inauguration all the banks in the country
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were closed
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inspectors found that
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most banks were healthy
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the New Deal bolstered...
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cwork building dams and schools
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3 components of the New Deal
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the CCC, SSA, PWA
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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founded in 1922, Hoover program to create unskilled jobs
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Works Projects Administration
Definition
national labor program with 2 million employees
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Civil Works Administration
Definition
they administered work to local civilian unemployed
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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took kids around the world to work with paid expenses
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National Industrial Recovery Act
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industries set up regulations to reduce unfair competition
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Public Works Association
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built large public works projects
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Securities and Exchange
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codified standards for the sale and purchase of stock
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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modernized a poor region
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Social Security Act
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provided financial assistance
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Social Security Act
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provided financial assistance
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