Citizenship
Career Choices
Courts
Personal Finance
Grab Bag
100

What is something that we, as citizens, SHOULD do?

Responsibility (voting or community service)

100
What typically leads to higher pay?   ****But not always!

Education

100
If a person is arrested, the police typically need:
probable cause
100

Your itemized list of monthly income and spending is called a/an:

Budget

100

Who / which BRANCH appoints federal judges and Justices?

President / Executive

200

What is something we, as citizens, MUST do?

Duty (paying taxes, jury duty)

200

The first step in career selection usually involves taking a/an:

self-assessment 
200

The FIRST appearance in court after an arrest is called ______.

At this event, the accused will receive a court date and will be notified if they will receive bail or be held in jail until their court date for a trial.

arraignment
200

If you use this, you should not spend more than you can pay off at the end of each month in order to avoid interest payments:

credit card

200

Which LEVEL of government can increase sales tax?

State

300
How can someone become a U.S. citizen without being born on U.S. soil?

Naturalization

300

Technology, like the Internet, allows people to work:

internationally

300

If someone is found guilty of a crime, they could _____ the case, or challenge the guilty verdict.

appeal

300

This word means anything dealing with money:

fiscal / fiscally

300

Which elections do more people participate in?

Presidential elections

400
At what age can someone in the U.S. legally vote?

18

400

The value you have to offer a job or career (your education, skills, talents, good attitude) is called:

human capital

400

A civil case in court tries to settle a _____ between two people.

disagreement

400

Part of being fiscally responsible is having enough of and the right types of _______ depending on your life circumstances.

insurance (life, health, home, auto, etc.)

400

All laws start as a _____.

bill

500

Naturalization allows different types of people to become citizens. This makes our country more _____.

diverse

500
Employers want people to work for them who keep up with technological change and who keep ______ updated.
skills
500

In a civil case, the money that is awarded goes towards personal injury and or to replace or repair property. What two words describe these payouts?

Compensation (injury)

Damages (property)

500

List 3 services that a bank or a credit union offers customers / members.

Any 3:

loans, credit card, debit card, dividends

500
Each branch of government has a job / role. We call this:

separation of powers