US and the World Mixed Bag Personal Finance Constitutional Principles Amendments

-These are items which are traded out of the nation. Row Question

-exports Row Answer

-These are items which are traded into a nation. Row Question

-imports Row Answer

-Name the economic term that compares a nation’s imports and its exports? Row Question

-balance of trade Row Answer

-This is the situation when a nation is importing more goods than it is exporting? Row Question

-trade deficit Row Answer

-Name the free trade agreement made between the US, Canada, and Mexico? Row Question

-NAFTA Row Answer

-This is a world Council that seeks to alleviate world problems? Row Question

-United Nations Row Answer

-This is a part of the world council which oversees the peace and security of the world? Row Question

-Security Council Row Answer

Row Question -Name the term describing how the government taxes and spends its revenue?

-fiscal policy Row Answer

Row Question -This is the idea of the government regulating the amount of money in circulation?

-monetary policy Row Answer

-What part of the government is responsible for controlling the money supply? Row Question

-Federal Reserve Row Answer

-This is a type of bank composed of members who pool their money and offer bank services at discount rates? Row Question

-credit union Row Answer

-This term refers to the price paid to borrow someone’s money? Row Question

-interest Row Answer

-Name the item of value that is promised in order to borrow a large sum of money? Row Question

-collateral Row Answer

-Place where shares of corporations or mutual funds are sold on the open market? Row Question

-stock market Row Answer

-This is an economic fund that combines the money of many investors and is operated by a professional fund manager who makes the investment decisions? Row Question

-mutual fund Row Answer

-Which Amendment banned slavery? Row Question

-13th Row Answer

-Which Amendment prohibited the use of alcohol? Row Question

-18th Row Answer

-Which Amendment gave women the right to vote? Row Question

-19th Row Answer

-Which Amendment lowered the voting age to 18? Row Question

-26th Row Answer

-Which Amendment defined the nature of citizenship? Row Question

-14th Row Answer

-Name the concept that all three branches of government are designed so that they have the ability to stop other branches from becoming abusive? Row Question

-checks and balances Row Answer

-What idea says that the powers of government should be divided so that government will be less likely to abuse the rights of its citizens? Row Question

-separation of powers Row Answer

-These are powers that are given only to the national government such as the power to declare war, raise an army, coin money, or make treaties? Row Question

-enumerated, delegated, expressed, exclusive Row Answer

-These are powers that are shared by all levels of government such as the power to tax, pass laws, and enforce laws? Row Question

-concurrent Row Answer

-These are powers that are only given to the states such as education, marriage laws, zoning regulations? Row Question

-reserved Row Answer