Federal Reserve Assignment and Research Project
(Maximum of 100 points)
Title Page: Your Name
ECO 2113 – Macroeconomics
Federal Reserve System
Body of Paper Must Address the Following:
What is the Federal Reserve System?
What functions does it perform?
What is the history of the Federal Reserve System?
Why was it created?
How does it influence the economy?
Works Cited Page:
Reference your sources – At a minimum you should have four (4) sources
The text book should be one of your sources
Additional Instructions:
You should read the chapters in the text book concerning the Federal Reserve
(Chapters 31, 32, & 33)
You should research the Federal Reserve on the internet
You should summarize what you discover about the Federal Reserve
Describe in your own words the answers to the required questions
Discuss why you think the Federal Reserve is important at this time in history
Make sure you cite your sources on an additional page
The body of the assignment MUST be a minimum of 3 complete typed pages. The report MUST
be written using Microsoft Word (Assignments written using any other programs will not be
accepted). Formatting is double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font is required, top and
bottom margins should be 1.0 inch, and left and right margins should be 1.0 inch.
Note: A minimum of ten points will be deducted if the format requirements are not followed and
a minimum of ten points will be deducted if the length requirements are not followed. (Do not
put any headers or footers on the page). If a student is caught plagiarizing from a source or
another student, the student will receive a zero on this project and it cannot be made up.
You MUST submit this completed assignment in the appropriate ASSIGNMENT MODULE on
or before the due date. You may turn in the assignment upon completion at any time before the
due date. If you have any further questions about this assignment, please post them in the
appropriate Discussion Forum in the Assignment Module so everyone can have the advantage of
reading the questions as well as any responses.
Additionally, the instructor will NOT review any submitted writing project for corrections and
subsequent re-submits. Therefore, make sure that the write-up you submit is the one that you want to be graded.
