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NCVPS Civics- Economics Basics-Module 6
NCVPS Civics- Economics Basics-Module 6
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A Civics Quiz to introduce 8th graders to economics
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When you can choose only one of two things, the thing you did not choose is your -
scarcity
incentive
opportunity cost
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Buildings, equipment, tools, money -
expenses
natural resources
capital resources
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The most common kind of economy in the world today -
mixed
traditional
command
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The inability to satisfy the wants of everyone, all at the same time, is the problem of -
supply and demand
scarcity
opportunity cost
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A business with one owner who takes all the risks and all the profits -
holding company
corporation
proprietorship
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A business authorized by law to act as a legal person, regardless of the number of owners -
corporation
holding company
proprietorship
7
Using goods and services -
consumption
production
synergy
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The amount of a good or service producers are willing and able to sell at a given price -
supply
opportunity cost
demand
9
Things we get from nature, like water, coal, oil and lumber -
capital resources
organic resources
natural resources
10
What are private financial institutions?
public libraries
banks, savings and loans, and credit unions
the federal reserve
11
How do banks encourage saving and investing?
by charging interest on loans
by paying interest on deposits
12
Factors of production, used to produce goods and services -
resources
incentives
costs
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This kind of economy is most common today in communist dictatorships -
traditional
command
free market
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This kind of economy is completely controlled by the government, and there is little choice -
mixed
command
traditional
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Combining resources to produce goods and services -
production
scarcity
consumption
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People brave enough to take a risk to start their own businesses are called -
bosses
entrepreneurs
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The labor, skills, education and experience of people -
human resources
natural resources
production
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The amount of a good or service consumers are willing to buy at a given price -
supply
demand
price
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Prices are determined by -
resources
supply and demand
opportunity cost
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In a traditional economy -
there are many corporations
the economy is planned by the government
people often do the same jobs their ancestors did
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Private businesses with individual choice and no government involvement -
free market economy
traditional economy
command economy
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Things that motivate -
choices
incentives
opportunity costs