Government
Legal voting age in a federal election.
What is 18?
When you receive unsolicited email, do this.
What is delete, don’t open it, mark it as junk or don’t click on any attachments?
Retail stores sell goods to them.
Who are customers or consumers?
The federal agency that warns Americans about the current threat of terrorist activity.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
Someone who steals merchandise from a store.
Who is a shoplifter?
This state law protects buyers of new automobiles that are found to have serious defects.
What are lemon laws?
Unwanted text messages.
What is spam?
This will happen to the price of corn when bad weather damages much of the crop.
What is go up or increase?
This federal agency prosecutes companies making false weight-loss product claims.
What is the Federal Trade Commission?
The safest way to pay for a purchase online.
What is using a credit card or PayPal?
This many Senators represent each state.
What is 2?
You would report counterfeit drugs to one of these.
What is a pharmacy or the Food and Drug Administration?
Wholesalers sell goods to them.
Who are retailers, stores or businesses?
The Food Stamp Program is administered by this federal agency.
What is the U.S. Department of Agriculture?
When purchasing a new refrigerator, you check the prices and features of several similar models to find the best buy.
What is comparison shopping?
Spoken false and malicious statements, defamation.
What is slander?
This fraudulent business opportunity requires you to pay to join, and the income you “earn“ comes from the fees paid by those you recruit.
What is a pyramid scheme?
This person offers to work for a worthwhile cause or organization for no pay.
What is a volunteer?
This is the central bank of the United States.
What is the Federal Reserve System?
Of these man-made fabrics, polyester, nylon and rayon, only one is not synthetic.
What is rayon?
When the federal government spends less money than it takes in during a year.
What is budget surplus?
A bargain-priced item is used to attract customers who are then encouraged to purchase a similar item that is more expensive.
What is bait and switch?
When there is only one producer of a good or service, or when one company controls the market.
What is a monopoly?
If you purchased fuel at a gas station and believe you did not receive the amount of fuel the pump indicates, this agency would investigate.
What is the state, county or local Department of Weights and Measures?
Checking the expiration date, recording the card ID number, keeping the card in a secure place, and spending the value in a timely manner.
What are ways to safeguard a gift card or a gift card’s value?