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
Each of the three branches limits the exercise of power of the other two branches with:
Checks and balances
Which group controls K-12 education in public schools?
School Board
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
What is one way Congress can check the President?
override veto, impeach/convict a president, approve the budget, approve appointments
What is the legislative body of Loudoun County called?
Board of Supervisors
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 encourage 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 Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Who works as the enforcer of laws in Loudoun County?
Sheriff
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
What are two examples of how the President checks Congress?
proposes legislation, prepares budget, call special sessions, vetoes legislation
What is the name of the head executive of towns and cities in Virginia?
Mayor
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 are the two ways Congress can check the courts?
confirm/not confirm judges and justices, impeach and convict judges / justices
Which two types of local governments have a School Board in Virginia?
Cities and counties