The UK, Germany, & Russia all have a bicameral legislature. What does this mean?

The law-making body has two houses

Which of the following explanations would reflect a country with a mixed economy?

Combination of privately owned industry and govt control

Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?

The head of the government is a member of the legislature

What do the economic systems of the UK, Germany, & Russia have in common?

Example of mixed economies with more market but some command

What are two ways Judaism and Christianity are alike?

Abraham as patriarch and monotheistic

What are two ways that Islam and Judaism alike?

Abraham as patriarch & originated in the Middle East

Most countries have a mixed economy on the continuum between pure market & command (This means)

A blend of market and command economies

What have Europeans done to try to solve the problem of so many languages?

Require school children to learn 1 or 2 additional languages

Brexit was a result of the 2016 referendum in the UK. What did British citizens vote to do?

to withdraw from the European Union

Which of the following best describes a market economy?

A person can start any legal business and charge any price

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1
The govt where you live decides what products your country will produce. What type of economy?
Traditional
Market
Mixed
Command
2
What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?
Obeying laws
Voting
Consuming goods
Working
3
If you live in a tribe that depends on hunting & gathering to survive and things done same way
Market
Traditional
Command
Mixed
4
The UK, Germany, & Russia all have a bicameral legislature. What does this mean?
The law-making body has two houses
There are two main political parties
The executive leader is a member of the legislature
It has two executive leaders
5
In the Russian Federation, which office do the people elect?
Federation Council
President
Prime Minister
Public Chamber
6
In a traditional economy people exchange goods or services rather than use money. An example is
Bartering with a seller
Charging goods on a credit card
Paying for services with a check
Using currency to pay
7
Which of the following explanations would reflect a country with a mixed economy?
Prices and wages are determined by laws of supply and demand
Prices and wages are solely regulated by a country's govt.
Country's distribution of resources is based on inheritance
Combination of privately owned industry and govt control
8
Match the holy book to the correct religion: Torah
Judaism's holy book
Islam's holy book
Christianity's holy book
9
Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?
There are usually two major political parties
There are state as well as national governments
The head of the government is a member of the legislature
The legislature consists of two houses
10
What is one way autocratic rulers come to power?
By representative appointment
By voter election
By legislative election
Military take-over
11
Match the holy book to the religion: Koran (Qur'an)
Islam's holy book
Judaism's holy book
Christianity's holy book
12
The people of Europe speak many different languages. What else made communication difficult?
Because they have different religions
They do not want to communicate
No cell phones
2 different alphabets
13
What do the economic systems of the UK, Germany, & Russia have in common?
Example of mixed economies with more market but some command
Example of mixed economies with more command but some market
All are examples of pure market economies
All are examples of pure command economies
14
What are two ways Judaism and Christianity are alike?
Polytheistic and originated in the Middle East
Jesus as patriarch and polytheistic
Abraham as patriarch and monotheistic
Abraham as patriarch and Jesus as prophet
15
What are two ways that Islam and Judaism alike?
Both are monotheistic and have Jesus as a prophet
Both have Jesus as a prophet and started in Europe
Both originated in Middle East and polytheistic
Abraham as patriarch & originated in the Middle East
16
Most countries have a mixed economy on the continuum between pure market & command (This means)
Most have a pure command or pure market economy
A blend of market and command economies
Traditional economies = do things the same ways always have
Countries have stores that sell goods only to the govt
17
Which if the following is NOT a characteristic of Judaism, Islam, & Christianity?
Originated in the Middle East
Monotheistic
Belief in many gods
Abraham is the patriarch
18
In which system of government do the people directly elect the leader of the government?
Dictatorship
Communist
Parliamentary democracy
Presidential democracy
19
Match the holy book to the correct religion: Bible
Christianity's holy book
Judaism's holy book
Islam's holy book
20
What have Europeans done to try to solve the problem of so many languages?
Outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people
Not trade with people who do not speak the same language
Made laws ensuring that English is the only language of EU
Require school children to learn 1 or 2 additional languages
21
Brexit was a result of the 2016 referendum in the UK. What did British citizens vote to do?
to withdraw from the European Union
to use the Euro as their national currency
to stop the need for passports to other European countries
to only trade with European countries
22
What religion has the largest number of followers in Europe?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
23
Which part of government is responsible for making the laws in the UK?
Parliament
Congress
High Court
Monarchy
24
Which of the following best describes a market economy?
National businesses such as airlines are government owned
The government provides food and housing to all workers
The government provides services such as telephones & TV
A person can start any legal business and charge any price
25
Which type of government would most likely abolish opposing political parties & free speech?
autocratic
republic
constitutional monarchy
representative democracy
26
Germany has a parliamentary democracy. What is the title of Germany's head of government?
Chancellor
President
Monarch
Prime minister

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