Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

What amount do you spend each time you buy gasoline? $5, $10, $20, $30, more?

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

In these tough economic times, what are some luxury items that you are willing to go without?

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

If we changed the word "bailout" to "welfare" would U.S. businessmen be less likely to stand in line? Explain

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

You know the economy is BAD when __________________________.

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

What are some signs that money is getting tight around your house?

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

List the jobs that you have now or previously have had in the past.

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

List some jobs your friends have had so far?

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

What do all these jobs have in common?

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

Do you think that you have ever not received a job because of your name on your application? Explain your answer.

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

Of the five U.S. economic freedoms, (Freedom to earn profits, to own property, to buy and sell, of businesses to compete for customers, of workers to compete for jobs), which one helps businesses operate?

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

List some items that are very expensive only because they are scarce or in high demand.

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

What was Wall Street, in lower Manhattan and the home of the New York and American Stock Exchanges, originally?

Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Questions

Before the Civil War, slaves could not receive patents on their inventions, so slaveholders often received the credit. Some historians, for example, have speculated that Jo Anderson, a slave held by Cyrus McCormick, made vital contributions to the invention of the McCormick Harvester, yet Anderson received no credit for his contributions.

Do you think this is fair? Explain