Try researching the original structure when this Republic was formed. Go from there. And why you are at it? Research the events of 1913 under Wilson and the progressives.The Fed doesn't "just print" money, they have to either a) buy securities with it or b) loan it to a bank which has sufficient collateral to pledge.
If the Fed takes $1 and buys a $1 T-Note with it - the supply of T-Notes in the market has gone down and the supply of dollars has gone up - but the net exchange is zero.
I'll take what is QE 1 and II for $1,000 Alex...
They Fed bought treasuries and mortgages.
The FED should be abolished.
And replaced with what exactly?