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Civics
Economics
Civics
Economics
Civics/Economics
100
All Americans will be treated fairly, regardless of background or religion, in an aggressive U.S. war against terrorism.
What is the position of the U.S. towards terrorism?
100
Lost sales of colored pencils brought in by a new marketing campaign
What is the opportunity cost for Crayola to order a new computer system over order new metallic crayons?
100
The Articles of Confederation had created a weak government and powerful independent states. Federalists want to increase power of the federal government to unify states under one set of laws.
What is the Federalist in support of drafting a new Constitution?
100
By creating tax incentives, governments encourage enterprise and free up business capital, which can then be funneled into development and research.
How are tax incentives related to business growth?
100
An outline of individual rights and liberties
What was included in the original constitution?
200
Constitutional provision that cannot be changed without an amendment, thus equally restricting the rights of Congress or individual states.
What is America's ideal of federalism , and the balance of power between state and federal government.
200
Long work days
What is NOT a risk encountered by entrepreneurs?
200
An outline of individual rights and liberties.
What was included in the original Constitution to prevent tyranny?
200
Raise the reserve requirement and discount interest rates.
What are the steps the Federal Reserve traditionally taken to counteract a recession?
200
A reduction in the average vehicles driving to work.
What happens when n increase in government subsidies are given to local bus companies?
300
Includes the protection of individual rights by the federal and state governments.
What is the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?
300
The price of potatoes increased because of limited supply.
What is the result of Country X suffering a long period of drought, and losing 50% of their crops?
300
Recall
What is an election that can be held in an attempt to remove an unpopular official from office?
300
People with higher levels of education often have better paying jobs.
Why does a high literacy rates often result in greater per capita income?
300
The 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
What proves Alexis de Tocqueville was correct?
400
The Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party emerged over the issue of federal and "implied powers" versus states' rights.
What explains how conflicting viewpoints led to the emergence of U.S. political parties in 1790?
400
Demand for the product is determined to be lower than expected.
What happens as a result of the product decreasing?
400
The Congress, which under the control of one political party, passes a law, but the law cannot take effect because the president belongs to the opposing political party and vetoes the law.
What is the Separation of Power principle within the federal government in the United States?
400
The government makes all the decisions.
What is a command economy?
400
The Federal Reserve System regulates
What is the quantity of money in the United States?
500
The Articles of Confederation had created a weak federal government and powerful independent states. Federalists want to increase the power of the federal government to unify the states under one set of laws.
Why were Federalists in support of drafting a new Constitution?
500
Rapidly rising prices caused by excess demand.
What is inflation characterized by?
500
Due process
What is democratic principle is reflected in the Magna Carta?
500
Businesses decide what to produce based on supply and demand.
What is a Market Economy?
500
A clear and present danger to national safety or to the safety of individuals.
What are boundaries to the First Amendment?