13. Did the bank accomplish them? 14. Why was it not rechartered? 15. When was the second United States Bank chartered? 16. Why? 17. What case decided the constitutionality of the bank? 18. Did the second United States Bank accomplish the purpose for which it was formed? 19. Why was the second United States Bank rechartered? 20. What is meant by "Wildcat Banking"? 21. What are the dates of our greatest panics? 22. What were the chief causes? 23. What was the effect on prices? 24. What on wages? 25. Under what President was the independent treasury first established? 26. Is it in existence to-day? 27. When were greenbacks issued? 28. To what amount? 29. Who was responsible for the issue? 30. Were they legal tender for private debts contracted before their issue? 31. When was the Resumption Act passed? 32. Are the greenbacks in circulation to-day? 33. What is free silver? 34. What was the "Crime of '73"? 35. What was the "Bland-Allison Act"? 36. What was the Currency Act of 1900? 37. What is Bimetallism? 38. What is meant by "Mint Ratio"? 39. What is meant by "Market Ratio"? 40. What is meant by "Free Coinage"? 41. What is meant by "Gratuitous Coinage"? 42. What is meant by "Standard Money"? 43. With the market ratio at 30 to 1 and the mint ratio at 16 to 1, which money would tend to disappear from circulation if both metals are freely coined and made full legal tender? 44. Why is silver not the standard to-day? 45. What is the "Aldrich Plan"? 46. What is a United States bond? 47. Is it a secure investment? 48. What is its average rate of interest? 49. By whom is a national bank chartered? 50. May it issue paper money? 51. When was the first National Banking Act passed? 52. Why? 53. Why should banking business be profitable under the act? 54. What advantage did the Government expect to receive in passing the act? 55. Are deposits guaranteed? 56. May States emit bills of credit? 57. Is it constitutional for banks chartered by the State to emit bills of credit? 58. Do they do so to-day? 59. Why? Obviously as the year advances, the list of questions for review grows longer. An increasing amount of time should therefore be devoted to work of this sort. _They will insure a better acquaintance with great men and women_