Unit 4 vocab
Across
- 3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; insure customers deposits in the event of a bank failure.
- 5. that part of the economy made up of the local, state, and federal governments.
- 6. money supply components conforming to money;s role as a store of value.
- 7. total amount of money the federal government has borrowed from others.
- 10. best or lowest interest rate commercial banks charge their customers.
- 11. fundamental feature of capitalism which allows individuals to own and control their possessions as they wish.
- 15. monetary policy resulting in higher interest rates and restricted access to credit.
- 16. interest rate that the Federal Reserve System charges on loans to the nation's financial institutions.
- 17. market where any of the requirements of a competitive market are lacking.
Down
- 1. monetary policy resulting in lower interest rates and greater access to credit.
- 2. federal budget that shows a positive balance after expenditures are subtracted from revenues.
- 4. Federal Insurance Contributions Act; tax levied on employers and employees to support Social Security and Medicare.
- 7. excess of federal expenditures over tax and revenue collections.
- 8. tax on wages and salaries to finance Social Security and Medicare costs.
- 9. privately owned, publicly controlled,central bank of the United States.
- 12. that part of the economy made up of private individuals and businesses.
- 13. economic products that are consumed collectively.
- 14. banks belonging to Federal Reserve System.