Money in America
Money is used to buy goods or services and (1)_________debts. (1)_________
In America, money supply consists of (2)_________(paper (2)_________
money), coins, and demand deposits [(3)_________]. (3)_________
In a modern credit economy, money must possess
two most important attributes: acceptability and (4)_________. It also (4)_________
has two legal attributes: legal tender and (5) _________ (5)_________
Money performs four main functions:
a. standard of value;
b. (6)_________; (6)_________
c. store of value; d. standard of deferred payment.
There are three partially conflicting theories of value for explaining the
(7)_________in the value of American money, (7)_________
namely the commodity, quantity and income theories.
Coins are credit money or (8)_________money whereas (8)_________
paper money consists of Federal Reserve notes. Demand
deposits are supplied depending on a bank’s total (9)_________ (9)_________
reserves.
The Federal Reserve, or Fed, as a central bank, (10)_________and (10)_________
controls the nation’s money supply and credit.