What is an overseas settlement tied to a parent country/
100
Congress
What is the governmental body that consists of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives?
100
Biotechnology
What is study of cells to find ways of improving health?
100
Tariffs
What is a tax on imports?
100
Brownfields
What is a place such as an old factory or gas station that has been abandoned and contain dangerous chemicals?
200
U.S. Constitution
What is the basic plan that explains how U.S. government is set up and how it works.
200
Amendments
What are the additions to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, which prevent the government from taking away people's freedoms?
200
Stock
What is part ownership of a company and having ability to earn part of its profits if the company is successful?
200
Trade Deficit
What happens when a country spends more on imports than it has earned on its exports?
200
Ethnic Group
What is a group of people who share the same language, history, religion and some physical traits.
300
Executive
What is the branch of government that oversees the execution of the laws written by Congress? (President)In this office he also appoints officials who have power over the making of the laws.
300
Barack Obama
What is the president's name?
300
Profits
What is the money after business expenses are paid?
300
Trade surplus
What happens when a country earns more on their exports than it spends for imports?
300
Famine
What is a severe lack of food?
400
Legislative
What is the branch of government charged with the making of laws, collecting taxes, and making money appropriations.
400
Washington D.C.
What city is the white house in?
400
Free Market
What is the freedom to buy, sell and produce whatever people want, with limited government involvement?
400
Acid Rain
What is made when pollution mixes with water vapor in the air?
400
Hurricane
What is a wind system that forms over the ocean in tropical areas and bring violent storms with heavy rains?
500
Judicial
What is the branch of government that tries (judges) all the cases that involve the government and with dministration of the government.
500
Michelle Obama
What is the name of President Obama's wife?
500
FEMA
What is the Federal Emergency Management Agency?
500
Urban sprawl
What is the spread of human settlement into natural areas?
500
Dune
What is a mound, hill or ridge of sand heaped up by the wind?