The interest rate the government charges when it loans money to private banks is known as the __________ rate.

A. central bank
B. government
C. reserve
D. discount

Answer: D

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a. Abraham Lincoln ordered a naval blockade on the rebellious southern states. b. Thomas Jefferson sent the U.S. Navy to fight Barbary pirates. c. Harry Truman ordered troops to defend South Korea against North Korea. d. Richard Nixon waged the Vietnam War.

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Who said, "to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed?"

A) Montesquieu B) Thomas Jefferson C) John Adams D) Benjamin Franklin E) Abraham Lincoln

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