Economics
What is the minimum wage in NYC?
$16.00 per hour (as of 1/1/24)
"The extra amount of money paid for borrowing money or the amount earned for lending money" is the definition of what term?
Interest
Name the 3 branches of the US Government
Executive (President), Judicial (Supreme Court), and Legislative (Congress)
Which book has a main character named "Piggy"?
Lord of the Flies
What does CUNY stand for?
City University of New York
Define economics
The way people make and spend money, as well as the production, consumption, and trade of goods and services
If you have a 25% coupon and you are buying $8.00 worth of a product, how much money will you save?
$2.00 (spending $6.00)
Which political development in the United States is considered part of the "unwritten constitution"?
1. the system of checks and balances
2. political parties
3. President's power to grant pardons
4. power of Congress to issue money
2. Political Parties
Define or give an example: adjective
A word describing a noun
Colors, Size, Shape, etc.
What is the highest possible SAT score?
1600
What does "supply and demand" refer to?
The amount of product available and how much consumers will want to buy that product
How do you find the mean (or average) of a group of numbers?
Add up all the numbers, then divide the total by the number of items.
Which feature of the Presidency is a result of a constitutional amendment?
1. two-term limit in office
2. power to appoint ambassadors
3. duty to act as Commander-in-Chief
4. responsibility to nominate justices to the U.S. Supreme Court
1. Two term limit in office
(22nd Amendment)
Name one of William Shakespeare's plays
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and more
What does GPA mean?
Grade Point Average- the average of all final class scores
What is opportunity cost?
Whatever must be given up to obtain some item
There are 6 main functions of Trigonometry- name one!
Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Cotangent, Secant, and Cosecant
How does the US President have influence over the judicial branch of the federal government?
Nominating Federal Judges to the Supreme Court
Name one of the common types of Citation Formats (writing styles)
MLA, Chicago, APA
What programs are typically offered at Trade Schools?
Construction, Culinary Arts, Electrician, Welding, Auto Mechanic, Hair Stylist/Barber, and more!