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100

What is the primary function of government bureaucracy?

  • A) To legislate laws
  • B) To execute and enforce laws
  • C) To create policies
  • D) To fund private organizations

B) To execute and enforce laws

100

What is the term for unelected government officials who implement policies?

  • A) Representatives
  • B) Administrators
  • C) Senators
  • D) Bureaucrats

D) Bureaucrats

100

The Department of the Treasury is primarily responsible for:

Managing federal finances and the economy

100

What is the Federal Reserve?

Central Bank of the US

100

The percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Unemployment Rate

100

A period of economic decline that can sometimes accompany inflation, particularly in stagflation scenarios.(2 consecutive negative quarters of GDP) 

Recession

100

The use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy.

Fiscal Policy

100

What is the highest-grossing movie of all time (not adjusted for inflation)?
A. Titanic
B. Avengers: Endgame
C. Avatar
D. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

C

100

Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

  • A) Battle of Gettysburg
  • B) Attack on Fort Sumter
  • C) Emancipation Proclamation
  • D) The election of Abraham Lincoln

Attack on Fort Sumter

100

Who directed the movie Jurassic Park?

  • A) George Lucas
  • B) Steven Spielberg
  • C) James Cameron
  • D) Ridley Scott

B) Steven Spielberg

200

Which of the following is a characteristic of bureaucracy?

  • A) Hierarchical structure
  • B) Informal decision-making
  • C) Minimal rules
  • D) Lack of specialization
  • A) Hierarchical structure


200

Bureaucrats are often associated with which of the following?

  • A) Efficient decision-making
  • B) Slow, rule-based operations
  • C) Broad discretion in interpreting laws
  • D) Political campaigning

B) Slow, rule-based operations

200

The Department of Defense oversees

The U.S. military

200

How many Federal Reserve Banks are there?

12

200

Payments made by the government to unemployed individuals.

Unemployment Benefits

200

Inflation that occurs when demand for goods and services exceeds supply, pushing prices higher.

Demand-Pull Inflation

200

The process by which the government collects revenue from individuals and businesses to fund public services.

Taxation

200

In The Lion King, what is the name of Simba’s father?
A. Scar
B. Mufasa
C. Rafiki
D. Zazu

B

200

Who was President during the Louisiana Purchase?

Thomas Jefferson

200

Which company is known for making the Model T car?

Ford

300

Bureaucracies typically have a structure based on which principle?

  • A) Social equality
  • B) Decentralized decision-making
  • C) Chain of command
  • D) Random organization

Answer: C) Chain of command

300

The term "civil servant" refers to:

  • A) Elected officials
  • B) Federal judges
  • C) Career employees in government agencies
  • D) Military personnel

C) Career employees in government agencies

300

Which department is responsible for enforcing federal laws and representing the United States in legal matters?

Department of Justice

300

Who oversees the Federal Reserve?

Board of Governors

300

Short-term unemployment that occurs when people are between jobs.

Frictional Unemployment

300

Inflation caused by increased production costs, such as rising wages or raw material prices.

Cost-Push Inflation

300

Policies that increase government spending or decrease taxes to stimulate economic growth.

Expansionary Fiscal Policy

300

In The Hunger Games, what is Katniss Everdeen’s signature weapon?
A. Sword
B. Bow and arrow
C. Dagger
D. Slingshot

B

300

Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during WWII?

  • A) George S. Patton
  • B) Douglas MacArthur
  • C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • D) Omar Bradley

C) Dwight D. Eisenhower

300

Which artist is known for cutting off his own ear?

Vincent van Gogh

400

What term refers to the inefficiency and delays often associated with bureaucracy?

  • A) Bureaucratic burden
  • B) Government gridlock
  • C) Red tape
  • D) Paper pushing

Answer: C) Red tape

400

Which of these is a primary criticism of bureaucracy?

  • A) It is too flexible
  • B) It provides excessive transparency
  • C) It is too slow and inefficient
  • D) It has no formal rules

C) It is too slow and inefficient

400

The Department of the Interior is responsible for managing:

Federal lands and natural resources

400

What are reserve requirement set the Federal Reserve?

How much cash banks have to hold on hand

400

Unemployment caused by changes in the economy or industry, leading to job loss

Structural Unemployment

400

A decrease in the general price level of goods and services, increasing the purchasing power of money.

Deflation

400

Policies that decrease government spending or increase taxes to slow economic growth and control inflation.

Contractionary Fiscal Policy

400

What movie is this character from? 

Mrs Doubtfire

400

What does the “DC” in Washington, D.C., stand for?

District of Columbia

400

What is the capital of Australia?

  • A) Sydney
  • B) Melbourne
  • C) Canberra
  • D) Perth

C) Canberra

500

Which agency is NOT typically considered part of the U.S. federal bureaucracy?

  • A) Department of Education
  • B) The Supreme Court
  • C) Environmental Protection Agency
  • D) Department of Homeland Security

Answer: B) The Supreme Court

500

Which of these terms refers to a bureaucratic agency's area of expertise or specialization?

  • A) Jurisdiction
  • B) Legislation
  • C) Hierarchy
  • D) Chain of command
  • A) Jurisdiction
500

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees which of the following programs?

  • A) Social Security
  • B) Medicaid and Medicare
  • C) Federal tax collection
  • D) Foreign policy

B) Medicaid and Medicare

500

What are the main functions of the Federal Reserve?

(what are the tools they use)


  • Conducting monetary policy (controlling interest rates and money supply)
  • Supervising and regulating banks
  • Maintaining financial system stability
  • Providing financial services to banks and the U.S. government
500

Job loss due to seasonal changes in demand (e.g., holiday workers, farm laborers).

Seasonal Unemployment

500

Measures the average change in prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

500

Government spending required by law, such as Social Security and Medicare.

Mandatory Spending (entitlements) 

500

What movie is this from? (from the 1930 about the Civil War)

500

The United States purchased Alaska from which country in 1867?

Russia

500

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Michelangelo