Unit 7 & 8 Review (Civics)

The government agency created to stop companies from competing unfairly.

As a landmark federal law, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on what?

Economy where most goods and services are offered by private companies.

Macroeconomics examines whole economies and decisions made by governments and societies.

Laws that prohibit monopolies and other activity that reduces competition

The Federal Reserve attempts to control inflation and raises and lowers interest rates.

_________ _____________ violations occur when the majority is discriminating against members of a minority group.

______ _______ violations occur when the the government takes action that inhibit our freedoms (like freedom of speech)

Products a country produces and then sells to another country

Taxes on goods imported from another country

Disability Rights Mvmt began in the US after disabled __ Veterans fought for accessibility & against work discrimination

A market economy is when there are few choices, no market competition, and the government making all decisions.

Economy where both government and private businesses are involved in goods and services.

Economy where the government owns and offers all the goods and services.

The government arrests you for criticizing an elected official, that is a violation of a citizen's

The Bill of Rights outlines the civil rights of citizens in the United States.

What protected the same rights for people with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did for other minorities?

Women in the US, a numerical majority, vote to make it illegal for male citizens to vote, that is a violation of men's

The Legislative and Judicial Branch are responsible for fiscal policy like budgeting, spending, and taxation.

The difference in value between the goods a country imports and those is exports

When a country or business is able to produce a good at a lower cost than anyone else, they have a(n)

When one company controls an entire industry without any competition.

In economic terms a "want" is required for survival and examples are food and shelter.

An exception to the court protecting numerical minorities is women because they face discrimination based on gender.

An economy with no government regulation would be completely ____.

Products a country buys that were produced in another country

Trade off is the benefit you do not get because you choose one alternative over another.

The value of one nation's currency compared to another nation's currency

What is the basic principle behind the idea of the Equal Protection Clause?

Limitations on the number of goods that can be imported