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BankingBasic,History
Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civil War and monetary issues crisis point | caused rampant inflation which threatened the entire economic system |
| Emergency Banking Act of 1933 | separated commercial banking from investment banking to protect assets |
| National Currency Act of 1863 | established standards for currency, taxes state bank notes, and made the printing of state bank notes unprofitable |
| Second Bank of the United States | was thought by Andrew Jackson to represent the advancement of the few at the expense of the many |
| Colonial America most common currency | coins |
| 3 functions of money | store of value, unit of account, medium of exchange |
| Problem money solves in the economy is | it serves as a common acceptable medium of exchange for trade |
| Newest feature on the $100 bill | 3-d security ribbon |
| Ben Franklin prevented counterfeiting | by printing leaves from plants on the bills |
| 6 characteristics of money | Divisible Portable Acceptable Scarce Durable Stable |