Understanding Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
Explore key concepts such as legal voting age, lemon laws, budget surplus, and more in relation to consumer protection and government accountability. Learn about identifying and handling issues like spam, pyramid schemes, slander, and counterfeit drugs.
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The Market Governmen t Fraud Agencies Shopping 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 2
Legal voting age in a federal election What is 18? 3
This state law protects buyers of new automobiles that are found to have serious defects What are lemon laws? 4
This many Senators represent each state What is 2? 5
Spoken false and malicious statements, defamation What is slander? 6
When the federal government spends less money than it takes in during a year What is budget surplus? 7
When you receive unsolicited email, do this What is delete, don t open it, mark it as junk or don t click on any attachments? 8
Unwanted text messages What is spam? (also can accept phishing or SMS spam) 9
You would report counterfeit drugs to one of these What is a pharmacy or the Food and Drug Administration? 10
This fraudulent business opportunity requires you to pay to join, and the income you earn comes from the fees paid by those you recruit What is a pyramid scheme? 11
A bargain-priced item is used to attract customers who are then encouraged to purchase a similar item that is more expensive What is bait and switch? 12
Retail stores sell goods to them Who are customers or consumers? 13
This will happen to the price of corn when bad weather damages much of the crop What is go up or increase? 14
Wholesalers sell goods to them Who are retailers, stores or businesses? 15
This person offers to work for a worthwhile cause or organization for no pay Who is a volunteer? 16
When there is only one producer of a good or service, or when one company controls the market What is a monopoly? 17
The federal agency that warns Americans about the current threat of terrorist activity What is the Department of Homeland Security? 18
This federal agency prosecutes companies making false weight-loss product claims What is the Federal Trade Commission? 19
The Food Stamp Program is administered by this federal agency What is the U.S. Department of Agriculture? 20
This is the central bank of the United States What is the Federal Reserve System? 21
If you purchased fuel at a gas station and believe you did not receive the amount of fuel the pump indicates, this agency would investigate What is the state, county or local Department of Weights and Measures? 22
Someone who steals merchandise from a store Who is a shoplifter? 23
The safest way to pay for a purchase online What is using a credit card or verified online services like PayPal, Venmo, etc.? 24
When purchasing a new refrigerator, you check the prices and features of several similar models to find the best buy What is comparison shopping? 25
Of these man-made fabrics, polyester, nylon and rayon, only one is not synthetic What is rayon? 26
Checking the expiration date, recording the card ID number, keeping the card in a secure place, and spending the value in a timely manner What are ways to safeguard a gift card or a gift card s value? 27
Daily Double! As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered. If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck! 28
Daily Double! As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered. If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck! 29
