Civics & Economics
Unit 9 Performance Assessment
Task: Use the document to address the following question:
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Driving Historical Question: What is the role of the Federal Reserve?
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Part A. Closely examine Document A and determine what is important by answering the accompanying
question(s).
Document A
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US
Central Bank
The Federal
Reserve System
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Key
Entities
Federal
Reserve Board
of Governors
12 Federal
Reserve
Banks
Federal
Open Market
Committee
Conducting
the nation's
monetary
policy
Helping
maintain the
stability of
the financial
system
Supervising
and regulating
financial
institutions
Fostering
payment and
settlement
system safety
and efficiency
Key
Functions
Promoting
consumer
protection and
community
development
Based on Document A, discuss three things the Federal Reserve is responsible for.
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