Economics..HELP!!?

1 – The national dept rose during Ronald Reagan’s term as president for all of the following reasons EXEPT:
A – tax cuts.
B – the costs of running a war.
C – increased funding for defense spending.
D – an unexpected economic downturn.


2 – One of the reasons that the U.S. Government started the Federal Reserve system was to:
A – keep the banking power of the U.S. spread out among various districts.
B – make sure that the U.S. banks were obeying laws regarding banking.
C – have a place for banks to deposit excess deposits.
D – provide consumers with access to funds for business expansion.


3 – The Federal Reserve alters monetary policy to:
A – regulate the banking industry.
B – provide services to member banks.
C – enable banks to clear checks.
D – lessen the effect of natural business cycles.

Thank you so MUCH!

Answer:
1 - B.
There was no war during Reagan's presidency.

2 - A.
The Fed is not really the enforcer of banking regulations (B), it is the one who makes the regulations. Banks do not deposit excess deposits in the Fed (C), they will loan them out again and make more money off interest. Lastly, consumers do not have any access to the Fed (D) only banks.

3 - D.
Monetary policy seeks to act like a stabilizer for the economy, contractionary policy when the economy is booming and expansionary policy when the economy is recessing.
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