Australia Unit Test Review (History, Government, Economy)

What form of government has high citizen participation, with citizens voting for their leaders and running for office?

What form of government has little to no citizen participation, with the government often ignoring the people's needs?

It's easy to start a business in Australia. The government supports ___ by keeping the number of regulations (laws) low.

What are the four factors of production?

The legislative branch of government _____.

What percentage is Australia's literacy rate and what does this mean?

Leader is often called Prime Minister

In Australia, it takes ___ days to open a business, so it is easy to start a new business there.

Australia's entrepreneurs use the country's ____ to make products to sell in Australia and to trade abroad.

Leader is part of the legislative branch and helps make the country's laws

Executive and legislative of government branches combined

A successful economy must have at least two of the four factors of production working together effectively.

On an economic continuum, Australia is ______.

The impact of the assimilation policy on the Aborgine "stolen" children and their families is ____. Select TWO.

What type of economy does Australia have?

What does the term literacy rate mean?

What does assimilate mean?

Citizens vote directly for the leader and directly for the legislature

The GDP per capita refers to the value of all goods and services produced by the country in one year per _____.

What was the day called when Prime Minister Rudd apologized for the mistreatment of the Aboriginal people?

What type of government does Australia have?

Name given to Aborigine children removed from their homes to live with European (white) descent families or group homes

Entrepreneurs in Australia have a very difficult time opening up new businesses. There are a lot of laws in place.

Leader is often called President

Typically, the higher the GDP, the lower the literacy rate.

The Australian government believed they could make the lives of indigeneous people better by the policy of Assimilation.

Why were the Aboriginal children stolen and not the adults? Select the TWO that apply.

organizes, manages, takes risks of owning/starting a business, creates a product, provides a service

Citizens vote directly for the legislative, but not directly for the leader

The higher the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the higher the literacy rate.

What is the gross domestic product (GDP)?

Executive and legislative branches separate

Entrepreneurs help the economy ____ by opening new businesses and creating new products to sell at home and abroad.

Entrepreneurs start new businesses. This requires risk, along with natural resources, human capital and capital goods.

stone, coal, natural gas, minerals, raw materials from nature

Representatives in the legislature vote for the leader

Countries that do not invest in (give money to) education and job training classes can still have a high literary rate.

human resources need to make products, skills, knowledge, education, business training

The _______ is a leader who ceremonially represents the country but does not hold political power.

Which is the best description of literacy rate in Australia?

tools, machines, objects used in the production of goods and services

A strong economy must have all four factors of production working together.

Countries that invest money in human capital will have a high literacy rate and a successful economy.

Usually called Parliament in Parliamentary Democracies; called Congress in the U.S.

What was the "Sorry Day" speech by Prime Minister Rudd apologizing for? Select the TWO that apply.

Voting in Australia is for those 18 years and older and is _______.

In Australia, 1 out of every 12 people are involved in entrepreneurship.

The higher the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the higher the standard of living.

What does standard of living refer to?

Even with Australia's high economic freedom score, Australia still struggles to maintain a high standard of living.

What must happen before high quality and high paying jobs can exist in a country?

The _______ is the Head of Government and the country's top powerful official who runs the country day-to-day.