Match-It
Economics in Government
General Knowledge
Definition
Mr.Goodsell Quiz
100

A-Paradox of Value:

B-Land:

C-Capital:

1. Natural resources not created by human efforts.

2.  tools, equipment, and factories used in the production of goods and services

3. apparent contradiction between the high value of a nonessential item and the low value of an essential item

What is 

A3

B2

C1

100

Privately owned, publicly controlled, central bank of the United States

Federal Reserve System (Fed)

100

Where does the US Government receive the power/authority to impose taxes?

  1. Abraham Lincoln

  2. The Constitution

  3. The Bill Of Rights

  4. The Treaty of Versailles

2. The Constitution

100

What are Stocks

Stock: certificate of ownership in a corporation

100

What classroom is Goodsell in

Room124

200

A-Labor:

B-Entrepreneurs: 

C-Great recession: 

1.  individuals who introduce new products or services in search of profit

2.people with all of their abilities and effort

3. severe economic downturn that lasted late 2007 through mid-2009

What is,

A2

B1

C3

200

A federal healthcare program for senior citizens, regardless of income

Medicare

200

What is the main source of government revenue?

  1. Federal Income Tax

  2. Corporate Donations

  3. Foreign Nation Debts

  4. Drug Busts

1. Federal Income Tax
200

What is a Strike

Strike: union-organized work stoppage designed to gain concessions from an employer

200

What side is Mr.Goodsell. Democrats or Republicans

Democrats

300

A-Market demand curve: 

B-Law of demand:

C-Break-even point:

1. demand curve that shows the quantities demanded by everyone who is willing and able to purchase a product at all possible prices at one moment in time

2. rule stating that more will be demanded at lower prices and less at higher prices

3. production level where total cost equals total revenue

What is, 

A1

B2

C3

300

Branch of the U.S. Treasury Department that collects taxes

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

300

How can changes in technology make it difficult for people to get jobs?

  1. Their skills and education may no longer be useful compared to modern technology.

  1. Government approval is sometimes needed before companies can hire for related roles.

  1. Because new technology can shift job demand toward rural areas where fewer people are available to work.

  2. Advanced tech changes increase competition, making companies want to look for short-term contracts.

  1. Their skills and education may no longer be useful compared to modern technology.

300

What is Minimum Wage

Minimum wage: lowest legal wage that can be paid to most workers

300

What subject does Mr.Goodsell teach

U.S. Gov and Econ

400

A-Biofuels: 

B-Surplus:

C-Monopoly: 

1. market structure characterized by a single producer

2.a fuel created from living materials

3. situation where quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded at a given price



What is,

A2

B3

C1

400

Three-member group that devises strategies and advises the President of the United Sates on economic matters

Council of Economic Advisers

400

Companies and occasionally tax-fearing individuals may move parts of their operations (ex. bank accounts) to other countries, this practice is known as ___

  1. Capital Outsourcing

  2. Economic Displacement

  3. “Mousing”

  4. Offshoring

4. Offshoring

400

What are Bonds

Bond: formal contract to repay borrowed money and interest on the borrowed money at regular future intervals

400

Where does Mr.Goodsell live

Burbank

500

A-Sole proprietorship: 

B-Labor union: 

C-Conglomerate:

1. organization that works for its members’ interests concerning pay, working hours, health coverage, etc

2. firm with four or more businesses making unrelated products

3. unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and total liability for all debts

What is,

A3

B1

C2

500

Federal program of disability and retirement benefits that covers most working people

Social Security

500

Which of the following is true regarding GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?

  1. GDP includes unpaid work like housework and volunteer labor.

  2. GDP increases when people save more and spend less.

  3. GDP measures the total value of all goods and services produced in a country during a specific time period.

  4. GDP only measures the earnings of large corporations in the nation.

3. GDP measures the total value of all goods and services produced in a country during a specific time period.

500

What are Equities

Equities: stocks that represent ownership shares in corporations

500

What does Mr.Goodsell's license plate say

Goodsell