Place the following hurricanes in order from least to greatest, based on the number of fatalities produced by each. i. Hurricane Andrew ii. Hurricane Katrina iii. Hurricane Ivan A. i., ii., iii. B. ii., iii., i.

C. iii., i., ii.

D. i., iii., ii.

ANSWER: D

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

The concept of limited government holds that

What effect did the enclosure acts have on people’s working lives? a. changes brought about by the acts prevented large farmers from taking lands from smaller farmers. b. small farmers could no longer work on common lands and had to move to cities for work. c. peasants started working on enclosed lands and soon became wealthy because of higher wages. d. landowners forced peasants to build roads and bridges as part of the new enclosure laws.