Government and Economy of Europe

What does the chart show about the relationship between literacy and GDP?

Do you see a relationship between GDP and literacy rates?

Which trade barrier completely stops trade between countries?

define specialization

If a member of the British House of Lords dies, how is he/she replaced?

Who has all the power in a republic?

How do German and Russian citizens participate in government?

In which section would most European countries be ranked on the economic continuum shown?

Who selects the Prime Minister in Britain's parliamentary system?

What is the term for a person who has an idea for a good/service and takes risk to produce it?

Define democracy:

Economic system where the government controls pretty much all goods and services

Benefit of system where both countries receive goods they cannot produce

What is the difference between a constitutional monarchy and a republic?

In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government (not head of state)?

Which of these is a purpose of the European Union?

When a nation invests in in the education and develpment of its people it is investing in its:

What can you conclude about Germany's economy?

How does increasing investment in human capital affect a nation's GDP

In what kind of government do people participate by voting?

Common form of European government featuring a prime minister appointed by the legislature.

What is the surest way to raise a country's Gross Domestic product?

How many houses (lawmaking sections of govt) do both the UK and Germany have?

Which system of government gives all power to a small select group of people?

Which type of economy features government control of production and pricing?

Which trade barrier would directly increase prices of foreign goods?

Which of these are purposes of the European Union?

What is a tax on goods imported from other nations called?

Why is an exchange rate important for international trade>

What are the two most commom forms of democracy in Europe?

Which trade barriers limits the number of items that come into a country

Which form of government gives all the power to one leader. People don't vote.

economic systems where businesses decide what to produce and consumers decide what to buy

Which type of economy is the most common in Europe (e.g. Uk, France, Germany, Russia)?

Which European economic system still lets the government decide many basic economic questions?

If a member of the British House of Lords dies, how is he/she replaced?

Who picks the head of government in a parliamentary democracy?