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Comparative Government
100
This is someone who depends primarily on another for basic life necessities such as food, shelter, or clothing.
What is a dependent?
100
These are benefits that Congress must by law provide to individuals.
What are entitlements?
100
When a country wants to stay out of foreign affairs, it is known as this.
What is Isolationism?
100
This will give you the freedom to move about the world for a short period of time.
What is a passport?
100
This is a government in which the executive and legislative branches are one in the same.
What is Parliamentary Government?
200
This is an individual's total income minus total deductions and exemptions.
What is taxable income?
200
This is spending that the government does not have to do, but can choose to.
What is discretionary spending?
200
When a country realizes isolationism is impossible, they practice this.
What is Internationalism?
200
If you want an extended visit around the world, a country will issue you this.
What is a visa?
200
This a government in which the president is chosen by the people and heads the executive branch, which is independent from the legislative.
What is a Presidential Government?
300
These are taxes that are collected to fund government programs that help the elderly, ill, and unemployed citizens.
What are Social Insurance Taxes?
300
This is the rate of interest that banks pay the Fed for loans.
What is the discount rate?
300
Protecting our nation's borders from all sorts of scary things is known as this.
What is National Security?
300
When many countries work together to defend eachother, we call this concept this.
What is collective security?
300
He was the zealous leader who brought communism to China.
Who was Mao Zedong?
400
Excise tax can be applied to any of the following items. (Give me one)
What is gasoline, automobiles, boats, cigarettes, alcohol, etc?
400
All of the goods and services that are produced in our country annually are known as this.
What is our Gross Domestic Product?
400
We don't need to fight communism to defeat it, we just need to practice this.
What is containment?
400
When two countries work out an agreement, we call it this.
What is a bilateral treaty?
400
He was the former king of Iran that was kicked out of power for failure to instill Shariah law in his country.
Who was Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?
500
Bringing over $300 worth of goods from another country, will usually result in one of these being assessed.
What is a customs duty?
500
When the government's defense budget is changed by only a small percentage, we call it this.
What is incrementalism?
500
Not the ambassador's house, but instead an office in a smaller city, that still serves the needs of folks traveling or living abroad.
What is a consulate?
500
These are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council...look it up.
What are the United States, France, UK, China, and Russia?
500
This former Soviet Balkan country finally saw independence in 2008.
What is Kosovo?