Which statement best describes how the fed responds to recessions?

The correct answer is it buys more securities.

The Fed(Federal Reserve) responds to recessions are the Federal Reserve Banks lower interest rates and provide bank liquidity at the same time. Being a private institution, it has its own regulations. The Fed does not depend on any government department.

The Federal Reserve headquarters are located in Washington D.C., a few minutes from the White House and the Capitol.

a big wall across the mexican border so no drugs, terrorist, or illegal immigrants can come through : )    

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.