Explain the Federal Reserve Banks response to the Great Recession. Did it work?

Develop and clearly define their ideas through writing.   
Ethically integrate sources of various kinds into their writing.    Compose texts through drafting, revising, and completing a finished product.   
Express themselves through their writing by posing questions, making original claims, and coherently structuring complex ideas.    Revise their writing for greater cogency and clarity.   
Utilize adopted communication modes and documentation styles of specific disciplines (MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE, etc.)  For this paper, I require the students to use the Chicago format.
These are secondary research papers. Consequently, I expect to see a minimum 10 sources. Acceptable sources include books, journals, periodicals, and professional websites like the Federal Reserve Bank, and White-Papers.  Wikipedia, Bright-Bart, and the Huffington post are not acceptable.