FALSE - The Federal Reserve System was created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, meaning that the Fed was not created by the U.S. Constitution.
TRUE - The objectives of the Fed include maintaining full employment and price stability, which can often be conflicting goals in terms of policy actions.
FALSE - The Federal Reserve System is independent from control by the executive branch. This reduces the probability of political influence on monetary policy decisions.
TRUE - One of the jobs of the Federal Reserve is to determine the amount of money in circulation. This is called monetary policy.
TRUE - The Federal Reserve was created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, following an especially severe banking panic in 1907.