Tri 1 Econ
What is the difference between a Need and a Want?
Need: something you have to have in order to live
Want: something you don't need but like
What year was the Constitution adopted?
1789
How many colonies were there?
13
A migrant is...
Someone who moves from one place to another/another country
1912 is when...
What economic system is this?
A system in which the government controls all major business production
Communism
What are the 3 Branches of Government?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Why did most people come to the colonies?
Religious Freedom
What is the difference between Immigration and Emigration?
Immigration: going into a new country
Emigration: exiting your home country
Martin Luther King Jr. was a...
Civil Rights activist and leader
What are the 3 Factors of Production?
Human Resource
Natural Resource
Capital
A Veto can be overrided by...
2/3rd vote in Congress
The Intolerable Acts were...
Acts put on the colonists by the British
Why is a tourist not considered a migrant?
Because they are only temporarily in another country, only to visit and then return home
Which holiday celebrates the end of child workers and worker unions?
Labor Day
What is the difference between a Consumer and a Producer?
Consumer: someone who buys or consumes products
Producer: someone who makes or produces products for people to buy
The final decision maker is the...
Supreme Court
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The 1924 Quotas Act...
Limited immigration to America by only allowing a small amount of immigrants to enter at a time
Armistice Day is now known as
What is Market Equilibrium?
When supply and demand are equal
How many amendments are there?
27
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Name at least 2 differences AND similarities between Angel Island and Ellis Island
Teacher will verify
Indigenous/Native Americans became American citizens in...
1924