---
title: "SSEMA2: Federal Reserve System (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSEMA2
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSEMA2
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSEMA2: Federal Reserve System

Explain the role and functions of the Federal Reserve System.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSEMA2a**: Describe the organization of the Federal Reserve System (12 Districts, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), and Board of Governors).
- **SSEMA2b**: Describe the Federal Reserve Bank’s roles in payment processing, bank supervision, and monetary policy including the dual mandate of price stability and full employment.
- **SSEMA2c**: Describe how the Federal Reserve uses various tools of monetary policy to target the federal funds rate and how this rate influences other interest rates in the economy.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.