Types and Purposes
Economics
Economics & Constitution
Executive Branch
Mixed Bag
100

This is the type of government North Korea has. 

What is an authoritarian (dictatorship). 

100

This is what you give up when you make an economic decision. 

What is opportunity cost? 

100
This is the group that social security benefits.
What is senior citizens?
100
These are the three levels of the executive branch (national, state, local)
What are: President (national) Governor (state) County Executive (county)?
100

This is the regulatory agency that manages businesses.

What is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?

200

This is the principle of democracy the USA has where power is divided between the national and state governments.

What is federalism?

200
They decide how resources are used and distributed in a market economy.
What are producers and consumers?
200
This is the type of powers that conducting elections and creating marriage laws are.
What are reserved – powers reserved to the states?
200
This is how the President influence the Supreme Court.
What is appoints Supreme Court Justices?
200
This is having a written constitution that everyone must follow is an example of which principle of democracy.
What is Rule of Law?
300
This term refers to the chaos that comes from a lack of government.
What is anarchy?
300
This measures change in prices from year to year (helps measure inflation).
What is the Consumer Price Index?
300
This was the main problem with the Articles of Confederation
What is a weak central government?
300

This is what the media is called because of its influence on public opinion and the government. 

What is fourth branch of government?

300
This is the power of each branch is limit the power of the other two branches.
What are “checks and balances”?
400

This means the same as consent of the governed – the government gets its power from the people.

What is popular sovereignty?

400
This is what the Federal Reserve tries to change.
What is the amount of money in the economy?
400
This requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court to be told the charges against them.
What is a writ of habeas corpus?
400
This is the only requirement of an executive order.
What is it cannot go against the US Constitution?
400
This is how a representative democracy holds the government accountable to the people.
What is citizens elect representatives?
500
These are the 4 purposes of government?
What are: National Security Order (social order) Services (public services) Economic decisions?
500
This is the fiscal policy that should be used during a contraction.
What is decrease taxes and increase government spending to try to increase consumer spending?
500

This amendment prohibits state and local governments from depriving persons of life, liberty, or property without certain steps being taken to ensure fairness

What is the “due process” clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?

500
This is what determines how many electors each state can send to the electoral college.
What is the population of each state?
500
This regulatory agency monitors curse words on the television and radio.
What is the FCC – Federal Communications Commission?
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