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This picture represents what kind of government?
A dictator takes power by
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A dictator takes power by
force
inheritance
money & power
popular vote
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This picture represents what kind of government?
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Autocracy
Democracy
3
Specialization is
producing all goods that a country would need
trying to avoid investing in industry
directly swapping goods with another country
producing goods that a country can make most efficiently
4
Trade Barriers are mainly used to
to block trade routes from foreign countries
protect domestic industries from foreign competition
protect foreign industries from domestic competition
5
In which economy are you more likely to find a toothbrush aisle like this one?
traditional
command
market
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How do you decide where a nation's economy would fall on the economic continuum?
by how free their economy is
by counting all of the economic decisions that they make
by how good their economy is
how free the econ is & how the 3 econ questions are answered
7
What limits an economy?
limited resources
all of the above
limited people
limited spending money
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How do traditional economies answer the three economic questions?
by whatever the people decide
by whatever has been done in the past
by whatever the government says
by whatever the president decides
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In a mixed economy why do the people have to pay taxes?
to pay for the needs
to help the government provide for the wants
to help the government provide for the needs
to pay for the wants
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In a presidential democracy the citizens get to vote for
the President
the legislative branch
the legislative & executive branches
the executive branch
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You are elected to the executive branch by the people; you are most likely to be
oligarchy
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
republic
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What is the primary roll of the legislative branch
hold trials for criminals
command the military
law making body
choose successor
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Market economies focus on the __________________________ of the people.
individual freedoms
wants
needs
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Command economies focus on meeting the ______________________ of the people.
needs
wants
individual freedoms
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This picture represents what kind of government?
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy
oligarchy
autocracy
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The Knesset is the legislative branch of which country
Great Britain
Turkey
the United States
Israel
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The inputs into the production of goods (natural resources) are known as
labor
land
entrepreneurship
capital
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This picture represents what kind of government?
parliamentary democracy
oligarchy
autocracy
presidential democracy
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you're a single ruler with unlimited power you gained through inheritance you are most likely a
Constitutional Monarchy
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
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A presidential democracy is ruled by
the majority
one
two
the minority
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What is the title of the leader of Saudi Arabia
President
King
Prime Minister
Shah
22
In what government is the use of force involved?
autocracy
dictatorship
republic
democracy
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In which economic system would there be a high degree of uncertainty about job security?
Market
Traditional
Command
24
human made goods which are used in the production of other goods is known as
labor
capital resources
land
25
This picture represents what kind of government?
Autocracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Presidential Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
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GDP stands for
Global Domestic Product
Global Deflector Product
Gross Deflector Production
Gross Domestic Product
27
A tariff is a
tax
complete block
limit
28
An embargo is a
complete stop or halt
tax
limit
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How many Factors of Production are there?
two
four
three
five
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Entrepreneurship requires a
risk
profit
production
money
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What is a positive result of an absolute monarchy?
the king or queen can tell the people what to do
decisions can be made quickly
the people do not have say
the king & queen can be wealthy
32
What is a con of a democracy?
the people have no say
the decisions usually take longer
the people have a say
the decisions can be make quickly
33
A con of a mixed economy is that
the people have no choice
there is no progression in technology
the people have to pay taxes
there is no incentive to work hard
34
What is the MAIN purpose of an economic system?
to allocate scarce resources
to govern over the citizens
to provide healthcare & welfare
to satisfy the needs and/or wants of the citizens
35
Private enterprise, privatized companies, etc. indicate they lie on what side of the contiuum?
Market
Command
36
A privatized company means that...
the government owns the company
the government does not own the company
37
An absolute monarchy is ruled by how many people?
by two
one
the royal family
a small group
38
Saudi Arabia's economy & GDP comes from
technology
oil
agriculture
financial services
39
A DOMESTIC flight is a flight
inside the country
to Canada
outside of the country
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How is the Prime Minister selected in a Parliamentary Democracy, such as Israel?
elected by citizens
elected by male citizens
chosen by Parliament
chosen by the President from the Knesset
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In which economy does the marketplace take care of wants & the gov. take care of needs.
Traditional
Mixed
Market
Command
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A quota is a
tax
complete stop or halt
limit
43
Israel's economy & GDP comes from
agriculture
oil
technonlogy
44
the resource that does the hands on work of transforming raw materials into goods is known as
labor
capital
entrepreneurship
land
45
All of the countries in the world are Mixed Economies (with the exception of North Korea)
false
true
46
What is the harshest type of trade barrier?
embargo
quota
tariff
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What is human capital?
the amount of goods sold in foreign trade
money paid to workers for producing goods
taxes collected from a country's workers
skills & education workers have
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How is the next leader of Saudi Arabia chosen?
by popular vote
by closest relation to previous king
chosen by the legislative branch
by a council
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The role of the citizen in Saudi Arabia is to
vote for the king
vote for the right of succession
vote
obey the king
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What is a potential problem of a one-crop economy? (best answer)
they may not like the crop anymore
the crops could make the country a lot of money
the crops could fail & the economy fail
