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QuizMultiple Choice

The National Bank

Question 8 • (MACS) 2021 NY-US History CR Summer Quarter 1

Almost a century after the Second National Bank’s charter lapsed, the government created

Answer
A
the Federal Reserve System, which collapsed within a decade.
B
a system of state-run banks, serving individuals but not businesses.
C
the Federal Reserve System, which is still in existence today.
D
a system of state-run banks, serving businesses but not individuals.

Explanation

The Second Bank of the United States lost its charter in 1836. In 1913, Congress established the Federal Reserve System to help stabilize the banking system and manage the nation’s money supply. The Federal Reserve still exists today, so the correct choice is “the Federal Reserve System, which is still in existence today.”

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