2. 200 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 300 Gov’t RevenueBusinessLabor Economic Performance How a Bill becomes Law

3. -This is a type of tax that is based on the ability of a person to pay and people who make more money should pay a greater percentage? Row 1---100 Question

4. -progressive Row 1---100 Answer

5. -Type of tax that is paid on an equal percentage by everyone-- -can be unfair to those with less of a disposable income? Row 1---200 Question

6. -regressive Row 1---200 Answer

7. -Tax that is based on the money one earns and this tax is usually progressive? Row 1---300 Question

8. -income Row 1---300 Answer

9. -Which tax is placed upon certain items such as gas, alcohol, and cigarettes? Row 1---400 Question

10. -excise Row 1---400 Answer

11. -Tax rate that is placed upon certain items as they are imported into the nation? Row 1---500 Question

12. -tariff Row 1---500 Answer

13. -This is a business that controls most or all the supply of a particular good or service? Row 2---100 Question

14. -monopoly Row 2---100 Answer

15. -Name for two or more businesses becoming one larger business? Row 2---200 Question

16. -merger Row 2---200 Answer

17. Row 2---300 Question -This occurs when two or more businesses that act as if they are one business and do not compete against one another?

18. -trust Row 2---300 Answer

19. Row 2---400 Question -This occurs when government begins a general period of fewer restrictions governing a type of business?

20. -deregulation Row 2---400 Answer

21. -These are groups of workers who join together in order to gain better conditions. Row 2---500 Question

22. -labor union Row 2---500 Answer

23. -This is a process where workers join together and make demands as a larger group in order to gain leverage with their employers. Row 3---100 Question

24. -collective bargaining Row 3---100 Answer

25. -This is a method used by business owners where they fire troublesome workers and try to keep them from future employment? Row 3---200 Question

26. -blacklisting Row 3---200 Answer

27. -These are laws in many states which allow workers to choose whether to join the union or not—usually have weakened the power of unions? Row 3---300 Question

28. -right to work / open shop Row 3---300 Answer

29. -Name this process where two groups within a dispute try to use a third party to give a suggested solution to their problem? Row 3---400 Question

30. -mediation Row 3---400 Answer

31. -This is a process where two groups within a dispute go to a third party who is given legal binding authority to decide the issue? Row 3---500 Question

32. -arbitration Row 3---500 Answer

33. -How does a bill get into Congress? Row 4---100 Question

34. -sponsored by Congressman Row 4---100 Answer

35. -This is an action taken by a legislative committee that places a bill to the side without a vote of approval or denial. Row 4---200 Question

36. -pigeonhole Row 4---200 Answer

37. -These are meetings held by legislative committees in order to allow public comments and information to be given to legislative committees. Row 4---300 Question

38. -public hearings Row 4---300 Answer

39. -This is the right of a Senator to hold the Senate floor for am unlimited amount of time— usually threatened as a form of killing or revising a bill the Senator opposes. Row 4---400 Question

40. -filibuster Row 4---400 Answer

41. -This is the process where the President does not sign a bill and Congress has adjourned and after ten days the bills dies rather than becoming law. Row 4---500 Question

42. -pocket veto Row 4---500 Answer

43. -This is a term for the cyclical ups and downs of the economy? Row 5---100 Question

44. -business cycle Row 5---100 Answer

45. -This is a measure of how well a person lives? Row 5---200 Question

46. -Standard of Living Row 5---200 Answer

47. -What is the value of all the goods and services produced in the nation each year? Row 5---300 Question

48. -GDP Row 5---300 Answer

49. -This is a survey of many goods and services that are compared to the same goods and services over time to measure the increase or decrease in prices? Row 5---400 Question

50. -Consumer Price Index Row 5---400 Answer

51. -Term for the general rise in the value of goods and services—rise in inflation caused value of money to decrease? Row 5---500 Question

52. -Inflation Row 5---500 Answer