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1
Who elects the prime minister in a parliamentary democracy?
Member of Congress
Monarch
Citizens
Member of Parliament
2
What is GDP?
The money needed to start a business
The talents of a workforce
None of these
Sum total of all goods and services in an economy
3
Afghanistan is an example of a country with _____________because it is a land-locked country without access to ports.
trade embargoes
quotas
political boundaries
natural trade barriers
4
A country is full of iron ores and precious stones. Most citizens work in this industry. This is an example of _____.
Exports
Imports
Diversification
Specialization
5
The Oil Embargo of 1973 was a direct result of
the election Jimmy Carter as president.
the disintegration of OPEC.
US support of the Israelis in their war w/ Arab states
the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.
6
Parliamentary system
President is elected by people
Independent states join forces
Executive and legislative branches of gov are combined; prime minister
7
What is the meaning for Command Economy?
one in which someones central authoirty to an item
none of the above
one in which someones central authority
one in which a central authority decides what goods will be produced
8
Which position is the MOST powerful individual in Turkey?
President
Prime Minister
King
Secretary of Defense
9
People engage in voluntary trade because
someone forces them to trade
they want to please the other trader
they value what they get more than what they give up
trade always involves the exchange of money
10
What is an Embargo ?
To stop trade on goods
Tax on goods
Limit on goods
Opening trade to different countries
11
In a Presidential Democracy ...
People have no power and their is only one ruler.
People vote directly for the president.
People vote directly for the prime minister who then chooses the president.
People vote for representatives and they vote for the prime minister.
12
What is the Knesset?
A famous house
a plce to see books
A famous beach
A place that passes laws in Israel
13
What is OPEC
countries that want to make all the profit
a group of people that talk about oil
a group of people that want all the oil for themselves
oil producing countries that control price/supply of oil
14
Most of the government in Saudi Arabia consists of which group?
Members of Parliament
The Council of Elders
Members of the Royal Family
Just the King
15
What is an autocracy?
A form of government where one person has all the power
A form of government where everybody has representation.
A country ruled by peasants.
A religion with only one God
16
Define the term 'Unicameral'
Formal signing of a Bill by the monarchs representative
The joining together of separate colonies to form a nation
Two houses of a legislative branch
A Parliment that operates with just one house
17
Which of the following is a role of the citizen in Israel?
Citizens are required by law to serve jury duty.
Citizens are required by law to serve in the military.
Citizens are required by law to vote.
Citizens are required by law to run for office.
18
Saudi Arabia is an Islamic nation with ______ percent of its citizens being Muslim.
95
100
85
90
19
What is human capital?
The talents of a workforce
Sum total of all goods and services in an economy
The money needed to start a business
None of these
20
What is an Entreprenuer?
A person who owns and creates their own business
A type of industrial engineer
Person who takes risks to satisfy need for their country
A person who is from Europe
21
Turkey's citizens recently voted to change their government to which system?
Constitutional Monarchy
Parliamentary
Republic
Presidential
22
Which of the following would be a problem in a command economy?
government planners set prices for goods produced
individuals trying to start a new business
workers forced to do jobs they did not care to do
local crafts produced before manufactured goods
23
Which position is the MOST powerful individual in Saudi Arabia?
Secretary of Defense
President
Prime Minister
King
24
What type of government does Israel have?
Presidential Democracy
Dictatorship
Ablolute Monarchy
Parliamentary Democracy
25
What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
Presidential Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
26
In a pure market economy, who makes the economic decisions?
government planners
farmers
traditions and customs
individual buyers and sellers
27
What is the role of citizens in Saudi Arabia?
the citizens vote for the leader
the citizens play no part in the government
the citzens cook for the leader
the citizens enlist in war
28
Economic Continuum
A scale used to tell what businesses are the best
a country's total number of imports
a country's total number of exports
a 0-100 scale which ranks world economies from 0 (command) to 100 (market)
29
Under the Taliban, Afghanistan's government was a...
Theocracy
Communist Dictatorship
Democracy
Monarchy
30
Which country has the most diversified economy?
Israel
Iran
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
31
What is the main force of supply and demand?
Economic System
Demand
Profit
Competition
32
All the following are examples of natural trade barriers EXCEPT?
Deserts
Rivers
Rainforests
Mountain ranges
33
Which position is the MOST powerful individual in Israel?
Prime Minister
President
Secretary of Defense
King
34
When Israel limits the amount of rugs that can be imported from Turkey this is an example of which economic term?
Embargo
Quota
Supply
Tariff
35
Which of the following statements is MOST correct about Saudi Arabia?
Men over the age of 18 can vote for low-level government positions
Women have limited rights
Personal freedoms such as freedom of speech and press are allowed
Most of the government positions are held by Islamic scholars
36
What is the definition for scarcity
the price
a movie
when there is not enough of something
too much of something
37
The best description of Israel's economy today is _________?
businesses controlled by European investors
mainly government owned businesses
mainly privately owned businesses
a mixture of private and government owned businesses
38
What is a mixed economy?
A market economy with government interference
The government controls the economy
A market economy but fancier
A command economy but fancier
39
Turkey exports many different goods such as coal, textiles and foods. What is this an example of?
Diversification
Specialization
Supply and Demand
Tariff
40
Turkey's Government
Oligarchy
Autocratic (Absolute) Monarchy
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
41
What is the name of the Turkish legislative system?
The Sharia law
The Grand National Assembly
The Council of Elders
The Kenesset
42
Who is the current leader of Saudi Arabia?
President Saud
King Salman
Prime Minister Netanyahu
King Erdogan
43
Why is Saudi Arabia allowed (from the rest of the world) to deny personal freedoms to it's citizens?
They are the largest country in the region and have a lot of influence
Their religion is based on the Quran so it's ok
They are an absoute monarchy
They export a lot of oil independent from OPEC
44
All of these are trade barriers EXCEPT
Tariff
Comparative advantage
Quota
Embargo
45
In a traditional economy, how are economic decisions made?
government planners
combination of consumers and government planners
consumers and the market
traditions and customs
46
Which country would citizens have the most personal freedoms?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
Turkey
47
The purpose of OPEC is to
regulate the supply and price of all fossil fuels
make it possible for Middle Eastern countries to buy oil at low prices
regulate the supply and price of oil
control the supply of water resources in the Middle East
48
Why are tariffs and quota called barriers on trade?
Because it sounds cool
Because they stop trade from being sucessful
Because tariffs are a tax on goods, and quotas are a limit.
Because they stop countries from being sucessful
49
What is a downfall of specialization?
A country prospers due to specialization.
A country is very efficient in what they trade on the world market.
A country only has one viable resource to sell on the world market.
A country is in danger of loosing all their money.
50
How many members does the Knesset have?
20
120
180
613
