Vocab Words
Vocab Definitions
State Gov
Budgeting/Credit
Economics
100

Credit Score

Borrower history/ Reliability record

100

The branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.

Economics

100

The minimum age requirement to vote in Washington. 

18

100

Definition of Budget. 

A plan for spending/saving money. 
100

Money that a business has left after expenses. 

Profit

200

Unicameral 

Legislative body of one house.

200

Powers held by the federal government.

Delegated Powers

200

Branch of the Washington government that has the responsibility of creating laws.

Legislative Branch 

200

Some of the ways families serve the country. 

Raising children. 

Paying taxes. 

Involved in the economy. 

Involved in their community. 

Serving in the armed forces. 

200

The principle in economics that buyers will ______ more and buy more when prices are low, and fewer when prices are higher. 

Demand

300

Opportunity Cost

The cost, or loss, made by your choice. 

300

economic principle that businesses will produce more products when they can sell them at higher prices and fewer products when prices are low


Supply

300

Online, In person, By mail.

What are the ways to register to vote in Washington state.

300

People get in trouble with their credit by doing what? 

Missing payments.

Making only the minimum payments.  

Loosing track of spending. 

Borrow more than they can pay. 

300

What is the most basic problem faced by every economic system?

Unlimited demand, limited resources. 


400

Concurrent Powers

Powers held by both state and federal governments.


400

Amount of money borrowed

Principal

400

The five main responsibilities of the Government laid out in the preamble.

1. Justice

2. Peace

3. Defense

4. General Welfare

5. Freedom/Liberty

400

APR stands for. 

Annual Percentage Rate

Interest 

400

Plan for managing taxation and government spending.

What is fiscal policy?

500

Initiative

Process that allows citizens to start new legislation. 

500

A method of referring questions of law directly to the people.

Referendum

500

The purpose of a Constitution.

To be the supreme law of the land and lay out the responsibilities and limitations of the Government at all levels. 

500
A finance charge. 

Interest charged on the amount you owe. 

500

What does monetary policy primarily involve?

Management of interest rates.