Consumer Rights Daily Questions

The Secretary of the
Department of Housing
and Urban Development
is a cabinet-level position
in which branch of
government?

Executive

The Fair Housing Act was
signed in 1964 by which
President?

President Johnson;
President Lyndon B.
Johnson

Your apartment complex
does not allow pets, but
allows your neighbor's
service dog. Why?

Service animals are
an accommodation
protected by federal
housing laws

What federal law bans
discrimination in the sale
or rental of a home?

Fair Housing Act

Homes built during which
decade are more likely to
contain lead-based paint:
1970s, 1980s, or 1990s?

1970s

This monetary sum is
like a down payment, and
protects the landlord
against damages when
the tenant moves out:

Security deposit

You may file a complaint
with this federal agency
if a seller has violated the
Cooling Off Rule:

FTC; Federal Trade
Commission

A 17-year-old high school
student takes classes at
a community college.
Who may see the college
report card without the
student's consent?

No one

Universities that violate
the Clery Act may
be subjected to fines
imposed by which division
of the Department of
Education?

Office of Civil Rights

Name one way federal
funds are used to support
Title I schools:

Provide teachers;
materials; summer
programs; aftershool
programs; support in
reading and math

In order for students to
receive special education
services they must have
an IEP. What does IEP
stand for?

Individualized Education
Program

Independent agencies
validate colleges and
universities. What is this
process called?

Accreditation

You want to teach
children with disabilities.
Typically you will need a
college degree in:

Special education

What landmark 1950s
Supreme Court case
made it illegal for public
schools to discriminate
based on race?

Brown vs Board of
Education

How is eligibility for Head
Start determined?

Using poverty guidelines
established by the federal
government

What is one goal of the
TANF program?

Encourage maintaining a
two-parent household;
reduce number of out-of wedlock births; promote
job readiness; assist
needy families

What federal agency
administers policies
related to WIC?

USDA; Department of
Agriculture

The FDA and CDC are
both agencies under this
federal department:

US Health & Human
Services

What electronic payment
system gives SNAP
recipients access to funds
using a special debit card?

Electronic benefits
transfer

This federal healthcare
program provides
coverage for low-income
children whose parents
do not meet qualifications
for Medicaid:

Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP)

Name the federal early
childhood education
program that serves
pregnant women and
children from birth up to
age 3:

Early Head Start

Banned with the passage
of the Voting Rights Act,
what fee can no longer
be charged to vote in any
U.S. election?

Poll tax

Federal law forbids
employment-based age
discrimination against
those this age or older:

40

Appointed in 1993 by
President Bill Clinton,
who was the first woman
to serve as Attorney
General of the United
States?

Janet Reno

What type of election is
held to replace an elected
official who dies, resigns,
or is impeached while in
office?

Special election

In political terminology,
what is a delegate?

A person chosen to
represent their city or
state at a national political
convention

Which Amendment
changed the legal voting
age from 21 to 18?

26th

How long is a term for a
federal Supreme Court
Justice?

For life; until one dies or
resigns

What division of the
Department of Labor is
concerned with workers'
safety?

OSHA; Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration

Do you apply for
unemployment benefits
at the local, state, or
federal level?

State