Business
Amount of money exchanged for a good or a service
Price
Which document established a weak national government for the United States?
(Articles of Confederation)
Which government agency works to protect the environment?
(EPA - Environmental Protection Agency)
How old do you need to be to apply for naturalization?
(18)
Which group controls K-12 education in public schools?
(School Board)
Each of the three branches limits the exercise of power of the other two branches:
(Checks and balances)
What type of business ownership involves two or more people taking all the risk?
Partnership
Which document gave the rights of Englishmen to the colonists?
(Charters of the Virginia Company of London)
Which government agency determines whether or not meat is safe to be sold?
(FDA - Food and Drug Administration)
The naturalization test and the interview help you to prove that you can read, write, and speak what language?
(English)
What is the legislative body of Loudoun County called?
(Board of Supervisors)
What is one way Congress can check the President?
(override veto, impeach/convict a president, approve the budget, approve appointments)
What type of business ownership has just one person taking all the risk?
(Sole proprietorship)
Which document was a precursor to the Bill of Rights because it encourages the separation of church and state?
(Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom)
Which government agency works to make sure that people are not discriminated in job opportunities?
(EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
What two personal character traits must a person have to be naturalized?
(Good moral character, loyal to the U.S.)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
What is a grievance?
A feeling of resentment or complain against the government
What Supreme Court case established judicial review?
(Marbury v. Madison)
Which type of business ownership means that the company acts as a legal person?
(Corporation)
Written by George Mason, which document was a precursor to the Bill of Rights?
(Virginia Declaration of Rights)
Which government agency makes sure the workplace is safe?
(OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
How long to you have to be a legal resident of the United States in order to become a citizen?
(3-5 years)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
What are the longest rivers in the US?
Mississippi and Missouri
What are two examples of how the President checks Congress?
(proposes legislation, prepares budget, call special sessions, vetoes legislation)
A person who takes risks to sell goods and make profits is called an
(Entrepreneur)
Which document stated that even the king had to follow the laws?
(Magna Carta)
Which government agency makes sure that the customer’s rights are protected regarding poor product safety?
(CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission)
What is the name of the declaration of loyalty one gives at the naturalization ceremony?
(Oath of Allegiance)
What international issue or event would require policy decisions by local officials?
(pandemic, terrorism, policies for global economy, environmental protection)
What are the two ways Congress can check the courts?
(confirm/not confirm judges and justices, impeach and convict judges / justices)