What is an opportunity cost?

The next best thing you give up

A presidential system of government:

The people choose the president and legislature

A democratic government has all of the following EXCEPT:

Voting booths where your decisions are made public

A direct democracy is:

A form of government where everyone makes every decision

What is a market economy?

Economy where consumers and producers make decisions

A parliamentary system of government is:

The legislature, chosen by the people, picks the executive

What is a command economy?

A type of economy controlled by the government

What is a traditional economy?

Economy where things are done as they always have been

A representative democracy is:

A government where representatives are elected to represent

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1
What is an opportunity cost?
The next best thing you give up
The choice you want
The price you want to pay
Having the right amount of something
2
A presidential system of government:
The people choose the president and legislature
The people choose the monarchy only
The people choose the executive only
The people choose Congress only
3
If the government increases sales taxes on gasoline, what purpose is it meeting?
Providing national security
Providing public services
Maintaining social order
Making economic decisions
4
If the government builds a fence to protect our borders, which purpose will it be meeting?
Providing national security
Making economic decisions
Maintaining Social Order
Providing public services
5
If a central government makes most decisions in a country, what form of government is this?
Federal
Authoritarian
Confederate
Unitary
6
What is scarcity?
Having the right amount of an item
Having too much of something
Prices go down as a result
Shortage in supply
7
A democratic government has all of the following EXCEPT:
Voting booths where your decisions are made public
Free elections
Multiple political parties
Limited government
8
An authoritarian government has:
Elections that are fair
Laws that the government must adhere to
A lack of individual freedoms
Limited power
9
What type of government shares power between national and state governments?
Authoritarian
Federal
Confederate
Unitary
10
A direct democracy is:
A form of government where everyone makes every decision
A parliamentary government
A federal system
A form of government with elected leaders
11
What is a market economy?
Economy where things are done as they always have been
Economy where there is much government involvement
Economy where consumers and producers make decisions
Economy the US has
12
A parliamentary system of government is:
The legislature and judicial system are chosen by the people
The executive is chosen by the people
The legislature and executive are chosen by the people
The legislature, chosen by the people, picks the executive
13
All of the following are authoritarian forms of government except:
Democracy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Absolute Monarchy
14
What is a command economy?
Selling things when the market commands that you do
Being able to buy things on command
A type of economy controlled by the government
A type of economy used in a traditional society
15
What is a traditional economy?
Economy where things are done as they always have been
Economy used in the US
Economy often used by authoritarian governments
Economy where there is little government involvement
16
If Washington DC institutes a curfew, which purpose of government is it meeting?
Providing public services
Making economic decisions
Maintaining Social Order
Providing national security
17
A representative democracy is:
A form of government where every person votes on decisions
A place where authoritarian leaders represent the people
The same thing as an oligarchy
A government where representatives are elected to represent
18
If the government makes a new law about healthcare, what purpose of government is being met?
Maintaining social order
Making economic decisions
Providing public services
Providing national security

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