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Economics - Part 1
Economics - Part 1
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In a command economy, the _____________ controls all economic decisions.
Producers
Government
Economists
Consumers
2
According to economists, in a capitalist economy, price should be determined by
Supply and demand
Nature
The government
The people
3
A negative aspect of mercantilism, is that the colonies are ___ to benefit the mother country.
Constructed
Conquered
Supported
Exploited
4
All of the following new types of businesses developed during the Commercial Revolution except
Auto manufacturers
Stock Companies
Insurance Companies
Banks
5
Under the manorial system, money was not that important, but ________ was.
Equality
Technology
Land
Science
6
Spain used mercantilist policies with their colonies in
Asia
Europe
South America
Africa
7
The Commercial Revolution (1300's) was also the beginning of the economic system we have today
Manorialism
A command economy
Mercantilism
Capitalism/Market Economy
8
Karl Marx was angered by the inequality of capitalism, so he proposed a new system called
NATO
Mercantilism
The European Union
Communism
9
Under laissez-faire capitalism, businesses are free from
Government regulation
Slavery
The desire for profit
Taxes
10
The idea of communism, is that the ________ will unite, and take the power away from the rich.
Workers
Unions
Bourgeioisie
Untouchables
11
According to Karl Marx, laissez-faire capitalism benefitted the wealthy at the expense of
Native people
The working class
Resources
Women
12
An economist would study all of the following except
Scarcity of resources
Trade policies
Cultural artifacts
Supply and Demand
13
After Columbus discovered the Americas, Europeans developed a new economic policy called
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Manorialism
Laissez-faire economics
14
One of the most ancient economic systems, it is based on exchanging goods.
The Barter system
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Command economy
15
In Europe during the early Middle Ages, small, self contained economies developed, it was...
Manorialism
Capitalism
A market economy
Mercantilism
16
Under mercantilism, the goal was for colonial powers to get a
larger empire
favorable balance of trade from their colonies
profit from their investments
free market to sell their goods
17
The economic system of a communist country is called a _____________ economy.
Capitalist
Free-Market
Market
Command
18
When the Industrial Revolution came (1700's) the new economic system used was
Mercantilism
A command economy
Laissez-faire capitalism
Manorialism
19
The basic principal of capitalism, is that people will work hard because of
Desperation
self-interest and profit
Political tyranny
A concern for the community
20
After the Crusades, in the 1300's, trade increased and new businesses developed, this was the
Industrial Revolution
Protestant Reformation
Neolithic Revolution
Commercial Revolution
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Which economic system did Europeans use to benefit from this exchange of goods?
Capitalism
Laissez-faire capitalism
Economic nationalism
Mercantilism