Question

The primary purpose of the Troubled Asset Relief Program was to Select one:

a. quickly provide jobs to the unemployed.
b. shore up shaky financial institutions.
c. lower the rate of inflation.
d. demonstrate that only the Fed controlled economic policy.
e. help out the European economy and boost demand for American exports.

Answer 1

The answer is b. shore up shaky financial institutions.

Step-by-step explanation:

The troubled asset relief program was a $700 billion bailout program that was designed and approved by the US congress to stabilize the american financial institutions following the financial crisis of 2008.