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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    What typically happens to money previously posted for bail when a defendant appears in court?

    • A.

      It Is Refunded

    • B.

      It Is Spent On Candy

    • C.

      It Is Kept By The State

    • D.

      It Is Shredded

    Correct Answer
    A. It Is Refunded
  • 2. 

    Where can you file a complaint if you think that a company or charity has treated you unfairly?

    • A.

      Insult Industry Incorporated

    • B.

      Complaint Company Corporation

    • C.

      Market Mistake Merchandisers

    • D.

      Better Business Bureau

    Correct Answer
    D. Better Business Bureau
  • 3. 

    Who owns most of the means of production in a capitalist economy?

    • A.

      The Church

    • B.

      The State

    • C.

      Private People

    • D.

      The Army

    Correct Answer
    C. Private People
  • 4. 

    Indecent material being forbidden on commercial television is a form of what?

    • A.

      Lock-Out

    • B.

      Physics

    • C.

      Censorship

    • D.

      Commerce

    Correct Answer
    C. Censorship
  • 5. 

    What term describes the post-World War II rivalry between the USA and the USSR?

    • A.

      Moscow Mistrust

    • B.

      Iron Curtain

    • C.

      Cold War

    • D.

      Bamboo Curtain

    Correct Answer
    C. Cold War
  • 6. 

    What is the name for a group that is registered to bargain for a group of employees?

    • A.

      Employment Collective

    • B.

      People's Tribunal

    • C.

      Labor Union

    • D.

      Workers' Army

    Correct Answer
    C. Labor Union
  • 7. 

    What is it called when only one company competes in a market?

    • A.

      Fair Trade

    • B.

      Monopoly

    • C.

      Anarchy

    • D.

      Oligarchy

    Correct Answer
    B. Monopoly
  • 8. 

    What happens to the cost of products and services as the Consumer Price Index increases?

    • A.

      It Stays The Same

    • B.

      It Decreases

    • C.

      It Increases

    • D.

      It Is Unrelated

    Correct Answer
    C. It Increases
  • 9. 

    Which of these things cannot be copyrighted?

    • A.

      A Building

    • B.

      Books You Own But Didn't Write

    • C.

      A Work of Music Without Words

    • D.

      A Sculpture

    Correct Answer
    B. Books You Own But Didn't Write
  • 10. 

    What type of services does a credit union provide?

    • A.

      Childcare

    • B.

      Employment

    • C.

      Banking

    • D.

      Automotive

    Correct Answer
    C. Banking
  • 11. 

    In a trial, the lawyer typically cross-examines whom?

    • A.

      The Judge

    • B.

      The Court Reporter

    • C.

      The Witness

    • D.

      The Opposing Attorney

    Correct Answer
    C. The Witness
  • 12. 

    What is your debt?

    • A.

      Money In Your Pocket

    • B.

      Money That You Owe

    • C.

      Money Owed To You

    • D.

      Money You Earn At Work

    Correct Answer
    B. Money That You Owe
  • 13. 

    Who is being sued, and has to pay any judgment, in a civil trial?

    • A.

      Both

    • B.

      The Plaintiff

    • C.

      Whoever The Judge Decides

    • D.

      The Defendant

    Correct Answer
    D. The Defendant
  • 14. 

    When a non-U.S. citizen is kicked out of the country, we say they have been what?

    • A.

      Removed

    • B.

      Detained

    • C.

      Exiled

    • D.

      Deported

    Correct Answer
    D. Deported
  • 15. 

    Which term explains why the same amount of money is worth less in the future than it is today?

    • A.

      Credit Rate

    • B.

      Inflation

    • C.

      Interest Rate

    • D.

      Discount Rate

    Correct Answer
    D. Discount Rate
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