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1
Which is an example of humans adapting to their environment?
political boundaries
desalinization plant
command economies
2
Which economy is least likely to value efficiency and more likely to value custom?
Traditional
Mixed
Command
Market
3
Why does the government protect inventors and authors by offering them patents and copyrights?
to promote innovation
to regulate the business cycle
to encourage free trade
to strengthen American culture
4
This is a NEGATIVE impact of the modern tractor
Overpopulation of horses
inefficient new farming methods
increased use of nonrenewable resources
High labor maintenance costs
5
Traditional economies usually
avoid change
adapt to innovation
6
In what type of economic system does the government make ALL of the production decisions?
Traditional
Socialist
Command
Market
7
In a command economy, the government regulates how goods and services are distributed.
False
True
8
a system to protect people experiencing unfavorable economic conditions
factor payments
safety nets
soul glo
market exchange
9
Solar power and wind power are examples of what kind of resources?
nonrenewable
capital
renewable
labor
10
Which economic system will have little to no competition?
Mixed
Market
Command
None of the above
11
North Korea is an example of what type of economy?
Laissez-Faire
Planned
Free Market
Mixed
12
In which place would you find examples of traditional economies?
London, England
Deep in the Amazon rainforest
Dallas, Texas
North Korea
13
Which economic system would best fit in the space below?
Laissez-Faire
Mixed
Socialism
Traditional
14
The form of government in which the power is entrusted to the hands of a king and queen
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
15
Which of the following is a type of mixed economy?
Traditional
Command
Planned
Socialism
16
Which government system would be best associate with a mixed economy?
Democracy
Anarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Theocracy
17
Native groups, tribes, and clans would most likely be categorized as what type of economy?
Market Economy
Free enterprise
Traditional Economy
Communist Economy
18
What is a traditional economy?
An economy that is based on what your ancestors did.
There is no such thing as a traditional economy.
An economy that is controlled by the market.
An economy that the government maintains.
19
Which are the government’s three goals for promoting economic strength?
high employment, steady growth, and stability
high employment, increased spending, and low taxes
steady growth, high prices, and innovation
low unemployment, low prices, and low taxes
20
How is the economic system in China today different from the one in Soviet Russia?
The Chinese government is not authoritarian.
The Chinese government allows far more economic freedom.
The Chinese government owns firms in major industries.
The Chinese government is socialist, rather than communist.
21
What is the government’s role in controlling externalities in the American economy?
limit all externalities to stop market failures.
encourage positive and limit negative externalities
encourage all externalities to increase competition
limit positive and encourage negative externalities.
22
This is a central characteristic of a free market economy
All wage earners paid the same
The government bans all labor unions
Government owns means of production
Businesses are driven by the desire for profit
23
What does the process of specialization do for an economy?
It makes labor easier to control.
It eliminates unemployment.
It fosters competition.
It makes production more efficient.
24
In which place would you be most likely to find lots of examples of a market-based economy?
Northern Canada
North Korea
New York City
The Australian Outback
25
Which of the countries below has a pure market economy?
the United Kingdom (England!)
None of the above
Mexico
the United States
26
The United States economy is a mixed economy
free market with some government intervention
free market with no government intervention
centrally planned with no government intervention
traditional economy with some government intervention
27
Most nations in the world have a command economy.
False
True
28
What is one disadvantage of a market economy?
Everything is awesome
Everything is awesome
It doesn't provide for everyone
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
29
Which of the following philosophers recommended the free market
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Friedrich Engels
30
Roads and bridges are examples of how government provides
in kind benefits
public goods
market failure
grants
31
Who makes all of the economic decisions in a communist economic system?
Business Leaders
Government Officials
Consumers
Farmers
32
What is one of the most important principles of economics?
distribution
scarcity
globalization
money
33
In a command economy all of the wants and needs are provided by government.
False
True
34
Command economies have often been closely associated with ______________.
Communism
Laissez-faire
Free thinking
Being very successful
35
Which of the following is an example of a service?
Clothing
Electronics
Restaurant
Food
36
What forces play the greatest role in the distribution of goods and services in free enterprise
court rulings and expert opinions
Producer supply and consumer demand
village elders and community leaders
government officials and the military
37
The primary goal of an economic system is to provide people with a minimum standard of living.
False
True
38
Another name for a market economy is _________.
Confucius
Communism
Cronyism
Capitalism
39
The ________ system is another name for a market economy.
Free Enterprise
Centrally Planned
Socialist
Command
40
Russia, Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam are all examples of which type of economy?
Market Economy
Socialism
Communist(Command) Economy
Mixed Economy
41
A ________ system is one where buyers and sellers (and supply & demand) set the price of goods.
Command
Traditional
Socialist
Market
42
What major economic question(s) should every country answer?
Who will get the goods that we produce?
All of the Above
How should we produce it?
What should we produce?
43
Which economic system does the United States have?
Traditional
Command
Mixed
Market
44
Which economy is likely to have the highest unemployment rate?
Traditional
Market
Mixed
Command
45
Which of the following is an example of a free market economy?
Mixed
Laissez-Faire
Socialsim
Traditional
46
the level of economic prosperity
traditional economy
specialization
standard of living
poverty threshold
47
What is a command economy?
Controlled by the president.
Controlled by the people.
Controlled by the government
Controlled by the market
48
Which economic system is the orginal form of economics?
Free Market
Socialism
Traditional
Command
49
Which economic system is the United States classified as?
Socialism
Command
Laissez-Faire
Mixed
50
Because of its climate and soils, Columbia grows coffee beans. This is an example of...
Columbias physical geography determines its econ activity
Natural resources are more important than climate
Major urban centers along a river
51
Which of the following is considered a "cash transfer"
section 8
unemployment compensation
food stamps
grants
52
When did the nation’s welfare system begin?
during the Civil War
during World War I
during the War on Poverty
during the Great Depression
53
Which economy is most likely to see people voluntarily picking up more overtime?
None of these answers
Mixed
Market
Command
54
Which type of economic system provides health care for all citizens?
Command
Mixed
Free Market
Socialism
55
In a market economy all of the wants and needs are provided by the market.
True
False
56
What kind of economic system does the United States have?
Command
Mixed
Market
Socialist
57
Which of the following is an example of a good?
Waitress
Plumbing
Mowing
Clothing
58
What type of economy is mostly based on rituals, habits, and customs?
Traditional
Market
Socialist
Command
59
What are natural resources?
Raw materials that come from the government.
Raw materials that come out of a lab.
People's knowledge, efforts and skills.
Raw materials found in nature used to produce goods.
60
Which of these best describes a command economy?
The law of supply and demand determines the price of goods
There is significant surplus with no price controls
The government decides what and how much to produce
Consumer needs change little from one generation to the next
61
The interaction of supply and demand, Profit Incentive, and Entrepreneurs are...
A socialist economic system
cottage industry
characteristics of a free enterprise economy
Types of economic systems
62
What is one way the Constitution protects the free enterprise system?
It prevents the government from making contracts.
It establishes the principle of voluntary exchange.
It recognizes private property rights.
It spells out the rights of consumers.
63
A person who believes that wealth should be evenly distributed throughout society is
a capitalist.
a communist.
a socialist.
an entrepreneur.
64
Social Security withheld from your paycheck is for
cash transfers for the elderly and poor
health insurance for the elderly and poor
cash transfers for those hurt on the job
401K retirement account
65
Which place best describes where you would find a command economy today?
Texas
North Korea
Japan
California
66
What is the profit motive?
exchange of goods
incentive to make money
money that a business makes
opportunity for success
67
Health insurance for the elderly, the poor, and the disabled is provided by
Worker’s Compensation.
TANF
the unemployment insurance program.
Medicare and Medicaid.
68
What is one way the government might try to promote economic growth?
reduce prices
produce more goods
increase spending
raise taxes
69
In a traditional economy...
Government directs and controls the means of production
Tradition and customs greatly influence economic decisions
Supply and demand regulate prices
Large businesses are motivated by profit
70
What do people supply in return for factor payments?
innovation, labor, or trade
land, labor, or capital
innovation, profit, or goods
services, goods, or traditions
71
To improve its standard of living, a nation’s economy must
remain stable
reach economic equity
grow throw innovation
allow the government to make decisions
72
Name a country that has a command economy.
China
France
United States
England
73
_____ is the amount of product that is available for one customer.
Product
Supply
Purchase
Demand
74
Beijing has lots of pollution because of all of the following EXCEPT-
Industry
Politics
Religion
Population
75
A type of economy in which the government makes decisions.
Mixed
Planned
Free Market
Command
76
Competition is a driving force in a free enterprise economy.
True
False
77
Which of the following economics systems would best fit in the box below?
Socialism
Mixed
Traditional
Laissez-Faire
78
Which economic system does not encourage businesses to make their product better?
Free Market
Command
Mixed
Socialism
79
A main reason why command economies aren't successful is that government (not people) make __?
Oranges
Money
Apples
Choices
80
Subsistence Farming =
The government decides which crops will be grown
Farmers raise just enough crops for their family
81
Which of the following countries has the purest command economy?
China
Vietnam
Russia
North Korea
82
In which economic system would you expect wide selection of consumer goods?
Free Enterprise
Communist
Traditional
Socialist
83
Which of the following describes the physical flow from households to firms?
factors of production
wages, rent, dividends
goods and services
consumer expenditures
84
Which economic system would NOT have the government providing health care, food stamps, etc.?
Laissez faire
None of the above
Market
Mixed
85
Which is a positive externality of a new high school?
more traffic on the roads
a raise in property taxes
more noise in the neighborhood
student purchases at nearby stores
86
How will consumers react to the incentive of a higher price on a good or service?
remain stable
negative, buy more products
positive, buy more products
negative, buy less products
87
Which type of economy is most likely to provide the widest variety of shoes?
Market
Command
Traditional
All of the above
88
Which type of government system would be best associated with a planned economy?
Absolute Monarchy
Socialist
Anarchy
Democracy
89
A type of economic system in which there is no government involvement .
Command
Free Market
Laissez-Faire
Mixed
90
In a free enterprise system, who decides what will be produced?
firms
producers
consumer
government
91
In which of the following types of economies does the government regulate the money supply?
Traditional
Command
Market
Both Market and Command
92
In a mixed economy the government provides the wants and the market provides the needs.
False
True