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CIVICS ECONOMIC Unit I
CIVICS ECONOMIC Unit I
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1
An example of a traditional economy is:
North Korea
The Stock Market/Wall Street
Amish communities
Large cities throughout the USA
2
This is a clear mascot of a:
Socialist government
corporation
Russian Spy Network
sole proprietorship
3
CEO stands for:
Celtic Elephant Overseer
Chief Engineering Operator
Capital Economic Overlord
Chief Executive Officer
4
How do stocks pay those who invest?
From a broker mailing them a check once per year
In the form of products from the corporation
in the form of coupons
in periodic dividends
5
Capitalism encourages all EXCEPT for:
investing in stocks/bonds
monopolies
innovation
competition among companies
6
Which of the following is NOT a factor of production:
natural resources
capital
entrepreneurs
government
7
Jim's 1 Hr Air Conditioner Service is run only by Jim. He pays expenses and employees. He is a:
Air Conditioning Communist Pig
Chief Financial Officer
Sole Proprietor
Turrible Turrible Knucklehead
8
All human effort to produce good and services is known as:
capital
stock
labor
competition
9
Mr. McBozo hires 20 new employees for help with is swimming pool company. This is an example of need for:
more owners and entrepreneurs
labor
capital
water
10
What is profit?
The amount of loss one takes in business
The money owed to the government in the form of taxes
The sum total of money one has left after expenses
The average cost of a stock
11
Which of the following would be an example of?
Monopoly
sole proprietorship
corporation
non-profit
12
Having watched SharkTank, which do you feel is most important to the sharks when they watch a presentation?
How much money the company is projected to be worth
How long the presenter has been in his/her line of business
How much education the presenter has obtained at the university level
How many units has the presenter sold and will sell in the next year
13
The right to buy and sell goods as you see fit is the:
Principle of Growth
New York Stock Exchange
command economy
Free Market
14
The Saints front office decides to reduce the price of 2020 suite/box tickets by 400 dollars. Customer's Demand?
Goes up
stays the same
goes down
There is no demand.
15
The lack of a particular resource such as land is known as:
scarcity
Profit
capital
labor
16
A business in which 2 or more people share all responsibilities, costs, and profits:
Sole Proprietorship
Corporation
Conglomeration
Partnership
17
Capitalism can best be described as:
A world in which there is no end...
A country whose business industry is controlled by other countries
A country whose business industry is controlled by private ownership
A country whose business industry is controlled all by the government
18
The Law of Supply states that:
Businesses produce more when they can sell for lower prices
Scarcity must be high for demand to be low
Businesses aim to make money for government only
Businesses produce more when they can sell for higher prices
19
When a supplier has too much of a good/service, he/she has a:
profit
surplus
shortage
scarcity
20
Stocks are purchased in the form of
shares
bonds
coupons
bills
21
A command economy is at the opposite end of the spectrum from a:
traditional economy
market economy
partnership
mixed economy
22
The United States is a mixture of principles of a little Command economy and a major model of:
a traditional economy
a market economy
Bearer Bonds Network
a demand economy
23
The term for when both consumer and seller are satisfied with both price and units sold...
Free enterprise
Equilibrium
Division
Stock
24
In a market economy, people want to pursue a______________to make as much money as possible.
profit
monopoly
labor
stock
25
This person assumes the risk of a business (The think tank person who creates it):
communist
manager
worker
entrepreneur
26
The country which is closest to being a command economy is:
North Korea
the USA
China
Japan
27
A corporation's Board of Directors chooses:
the shareholders of that corporation
the CEO/CFO
the managers and assistant managers
28
Monopolies would essentially eliminate our desire for________________
Supply
Demand
life
Competition
29
Alexander and his friend Roman want to start a lemonade stand. What month would be best?
January
December
October
July
30
Which of the following is NOT an example of capital and what it provides:
tools
trucks
friendship
computers
31
At the highest level of a corporation would be:
Board of Directors
Stockholders
Nazis
Managers
32
Buyers demand more products when prices are:
low
high
33
The nation closest to a market economy is:
North Korea
Canada
The USA
Cuba
34
An example of a non-profit organization would be a(n):
World Wildlife Fund (wwf)
Private company
private schools like SJA
Dental care office
35
The USA's large businesses are structured and are called:
non-profits
corporations
Sole proprietorships
dividends
36
Buying stock is ownership, but a bond is a:
stock that is falling
contract
loan
37
The Sweetheart Dance tickets go on sale and start at 100 dollars. Clearly, this will affect:
the scarcity of tickets
whether McKeithen chaperones or not
the amount of rap music played at the dance
supply and demand principle
38
The interaction of buyers and sellers is the:
bubble
entrepreneur
market
Society
39
The cost of lobster went from a very odd and cheap $4.99 a pound in March to $27.99 in April. This is likely due to
starvation
President Trump
inflation
depression
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The basic premise/bottom line of Free Enterprise is:
One can choose what business she sees fit w/ little gov't interference
People must work to pay for others' expenses
Businesses must be corporations to achieve any successful profit
Working for the better of a Central Government is crucial