Author Question: The discount rate is the rate of interest charged by the feds on loans to banks. It is used as a ... (Read 34 times)

Mr3Hunna · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

The discount rate is the rate of interest charged by the feds on loans to banks. It is used as a tool by the feds to:

A. Control the money supply
B. Encourage people to spend money
C. Make it more costly to borrow
D. Stimulate or cool off the economy

Question 2

Former Iranian hostages and two of their wives filed suit against the United States seeking compensation because the Algiers Accord, the agreement made between the president and Iran that secured their release, deprived them of the right to sue Iran for injuries sustained while being held hostage. The federal appeals court determined that the case involved a policy decision made during a crisis situation by the president and was not subject to judicial review. The court should refuse to adjudicate this dispute based on

a. the political-question doctrine. c. ripeness.
b. mootness. d. standing.