money Flashcards
(68 cards)
three uses of money
medium of exchange
unit of account
store of value
must withstand the physical wear and tear
durability
must be easily transferable
portability
must be easily divided into smaller denominations
divisibility
must be uniform
uniformity
more available»> less valuable
limited supply
must be able to exchange the objects
acceptability
something that keeps its value if held
store of value
objects that have value because the holder can exchange them for something else of value
representative money
money that has value because the government says it’s acceptable for paying debts
fiat money
anything that is used to determine value during the exchange of goods and services
medium of exchange
exchange of one set of goods and services relative to eachother
unit of account
anything used as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value
money
objects that have value in themselves as well as for their use as money
commodity money
what were the first two attempts to centralize US banking and when were they in operation
the first bank of the US (1791-1811)
the second bank of the US (1816-1832)
what problems were associated with the free banking era (1837-1863), dominated by state-chartered banks
bank runs and panics, wildcat banks, fraud, and many different currencies
how did the national banking acts of 1863 and 1864 promote stability
gave the federal gov power to charter banks
stabilized the currency and gave the public confidence by setting a value of gold per dollar by requiring gov to issue only as much currency as the amount of gold in the treasury
gold standard
how did the federal reserve system, established in 1913, begin to manage the money supply
regional federal reserve banks stored some of their member banks cash reserves
what guarantee was made available to bank customers in 1933
insured individual deposits of up to $2500 if a bank fails
the gov could only issue currency if it had gold in the treasury to back it
gold standard
paper currency printed with green ink that was issued by the US treasury during the civil war but not backed by gold or silver
greenback
receives , keeps , and lends money
bank
the nations central banking system
federal reserve system