As of 2018, eight states and the District of COlumbia have legalized this substance
What is the number of states that have legalized marijuana?
100
What tax rate did Apple and Ireland agree on between 2004 and 2014?
a) 15-20%
b) 5-10%
c) 1-5%
d) .005-1%
d) .005-1%
100
An association of 160 leading companies whose goal is to create opportunities for Americans through sound public policy.
What is Business Roundtable?
100
How much did Philip Morris spend in lobbing in the EU
A.) €2..8 Million
B.) €4.2 Million
C.) €5.4 Million
D.) €10.4 Million
What is €4.2 Million
100
Q1.) How much did wells fargo agree to Pay the government for improper mortgage lending Practices
A.) 3.4 Million
B.) 50 Billion
C.) 83.4 Million
D.) 1.2 Billion
What is 1.2 Billion
“The $1.2 billion settlement with Wells Fargo is the largest recovery for loan origination violations in FHA’s history. Billion"
200
$5 billion to 18 billion per year
What is the total estimated revenue available through the legalization and taxation of marijuana? (estimate within several billion)
200
How much money in unpaid taxes was Apple ordered to pay back to the Irish Government?
a) $100 million
b) $14.5 billion
c) $100 dollars
d) $1 billion
b) $14.5 billion
200
The Business Roundtable thinks this is the "single best way to increase investment in US communities, create more jobs, and promote a stronger economy."
What is tax reform that is meant to encourage companies to invest?
200
what foreign markets did Phillip Morris open as a result of their lobbying
A.) South African
B.) Japanese
C.) Australian
D.) Antarctic
why was this beneficial
What is Japanese
200
In what year did the Fed bail out Wells Fargo
A.) 2003
B.) 2004
C.) 2008
D.) 2012
What is 2008
A bailout is a situation in which a business, an individual or a government offers money to a failing business to prevent the consequences that arise from the business's downfall. Bailouts can take the form of loans, bonds, stocks or cash.
300
1. businesses require a higher return than the rest of the economy due to the high rates of imprisonment and unenforceable contracts
2. inclusion of tax in the price of the product
What is the economic forces that are acted upon if marijuana is legalized federally?
300
The government asked Apple for how many users’ information in 2017?
a) About 1,000 users
b) About 20,000 users
c) About 300 users
d) About 100,000 users
b) About 20,000 users
300
Of the collection of 160 major US companies, this is one member of the Business Roundtable.
What is JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Accenture; Bank of America; Motorola; American Express, American Airlines, Anthem, Apple, AT&T, Ball Co, Boeing, etc.?
300
Many lobbies “buy in credibility’ which is the act of using a third party to show credibility Philip Morris uses this tactics a lot. What was the name of the party used to buy credibility to surpass the law of putting plain packaging on cigarettes
A) The affiliates
B.) The Firm
C.) The Common Sense Alliance
D.) Phillip Morris Medical Team
What is Common Sense Alliance
300
Q3.)How much will wells fargo need to pay to settle whistleblower claims?
A.) 2 million
B.) 3 Billion
C.) 108 Million
D.) 4.5 Billion
What is 108 Million
400
The percentage of the population of the United States that it is legal for an adult to use marijuana
What is 1/5 of Americans now live in a state where some legal forms of marijuana consumption exists?
400
In the San Bernardino Case, the FBI was trying to access information from the gunman’s Iphone, but was not able to access any information because there was a password lock. Why was Apple not willing to help the FBI access this information?
Because that would be violating due process, a civil liberty-- user privacy
400
The primary goal of the Business Roundtable.
What is cut corporate taxes by $50 billion per year?
400
How many tobacco related death occur in the world per year
A.) 500,000
B.) 1 mill
C.) 5 Million
D.) 10 Million
What is 5 Million... Why do you feel the government s allowing this to happen
400
What act did the wells Fargo fraud strengthen
A.)Commemorative Coin Act
B.) District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act
c.)Dodd Franken Act
D.) Century Research and Development Act
What is Dodd Frank Act
500
The form of business that some lawmakers want to allow to work with marijuana businesses in order to allow tax deductions for business expenses.
What is Banks?
500
How did Apple react when the new tax code that President Trump signed went into effect?
a) They brought back $252 billion in cash back to the U.S. and agreed to make a one time tax payment of $38 billion.
b) They kept 94% of their total cash in foreign markets.
c) They agreed to put some of this money they brought back towards 20,000 new jobs, a new domestic campus, and other spending.
d) A and C
d) A and C
500
In the past year, President Trump made controversial regarding racial violence in Charlottesville. This individual along with some others resigned from the White House advisory board and rejected hateful language and reinforced positive social and political norms.
Who is the chairman and several other companies in the Business Roundtable?
500
How has Phillip Morris influenced the FDA.
A.) It has lobbied and now the FDA is less strict
B.) The FDA will regulate Philip Morris
C.) The FDA has not been affected by Phillip Morris
D.) The FDA will set tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products
What is The FDA will now regulate Phillip Morris.
The FDA will now regulate all tobacco products including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco. The agency already overseas cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products.
500
True False Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, OSHA is supposed to protect whistleblowers from employer retaliation even if they turn out to be wrong.
What is True
Has the government held wells Fargo to this standard?