Brexit was a result of the 2016 referendum in the UK. What did British citizens vote to do?

to withdraw from the European Union

Most countries have a mixed economy on the continuum between pure market & command (This means)

A blend of market and command economies

The UK, Germany, & Russia all have a bicameral legislature. What does this mean?

The law-making body has two houses

What are two ways that Islam and Judaism alike?

Abraham as patriarch & originated in the Middle East

Which of the following explanations would reflect a country with a mixed economy?

Combination of privately owned industry and govt control

What do the economic systems of the UK, Germany, & Russia have in common?

Example of mixed economies with more market but some command

What have Europeans done to try to solve the problem of so many languages?

Require school children to learn 1 or 2 additional languages

What are two ways Judaism and Christianity are alike?

Abraham as patriarch and monotheistic

Which of the following best describes a market economy?

A person can start any legal business and charge any price

Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?

The head of the government is a member of the legislature

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1
Brexit was a result of the 2016 referendum in the UK. What did British citizens vote to do?
to withdraw from the European Union
to stop the need for passports to other European countries
to use the Euro as their national currency
to only trade with European countries
2
Match the holy book to the religion: Koran (Qur'an)
Judaism's holy book
Islam's holy book
Christianity's holy book
3
Most countries have a mixed economy on the continuum between pure market & command (This means)
Most have a pure command or pure market economy
A blend of market and command economies
Countries have stores that sell goods only to the govt
Traditional economies = do things the same ways always have
4
What religion has the largest number of followers in Europe?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
5
Match the holy book to the correct religion: Torah
Christianity's holy book
Islam's holy book
Judaism's holy book
6
The UK, Germany, & Russia all have a bicameral legislature. What does this mean?
The executive leader is a member of the legislature
The law-making body has two houses
It has two executive leaders
There are two main political parties
7
In the Russian Federation, which office do the people elect?
President
Federation Council
Prime Minister
Public Chamber
8
What are two ways that Islam and Judaism alike?
Both have Jesus as a prophet and started in Europe
Both are monotheistic and have Jesus as a prophet
Abraham as patriarch & originated in the Middle East
Both originated in Middle East and polytheistic
9
Germany has a parliamentary democracy. What is the title of Germany's head of government?
President
Monarch
Chancellor
Prime minister
10
Which type of government would most likely abolish opposing political parties & free speech?
republic
autocratic
representative democracy
constitutional monarchy
11
Which if the following is NOT a characteristic of Judaism, Islam, & Christianity?
Abraham is the patriarch
Monotheistic
Originated in the Middle East
Belief in many gods
12
Which of the following explanations would reflect a country with a mixed economy?
Prices and wages are determined by laws of supply and demand
Country's distribution of resources is based on inheritance
Prices and wages are solely regulated by a country's govt.
Combination of privately owned industry and govt control
13
What is one way autocratic rulers come to power?
By representative appointment
By legislative election
Military take-over
By voter election
14
If you live in a tribe that depends on hunting & gathering to survive and things done same way
Traditional
Market
Mixed
Command
15
What do the economic systems of the UK, Germany, & Russia have in common?
Example of mixed economies with more market but some command
All are examples of pure market economies
All are examples of pure command economies
Example of mixed economies with more command but some market
16
What have Europeans done to try to solve the problem of so many languages?
Not trade with people who do not speak the same language
Made laws ensuring that English is the only language of EU
Require school children to learn 1 or 2 additional languages
Outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people
17
Match the holy book to the correct religion: Bible
Islam's holy book
Judaism's holy book
Christianity's holy book
18
The people of Europe speak many different languages. What else made communication difficult?
No cell phones
Because they have different religions
They do not want to communicate
2 different alphabets
19
What are two ways Judaism and Christianity are alike?
Abraham as patriarch and monotheistic
Jesus as patriarch and polytheistic
Abraham as patriarch and Jesus as prophet
Polytheistic and originated in the Middle East
20
Which of the following best describes a market economy?
National businesses such as airlines are government owned
The government provides services such as telephones & TV
The government provides food and housing to all workers
A person can start any legal business and charge any price
21
Which part of government is responsible for making the laws in the UK?
Congress
Monarchy
Parliament
High Court
22
In which system of government do the people directly elect the leader of the government?
Dictatorship
Communist
Parliamentary democracy
Presidential democracy
23
The govt where you live decides what products your country will produce. What type of economy?
Traditional
Mixed
Market
Command
24
What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?
Working
Obeying laws
Consuming goods
Voting
25
In a traditional economy people exchange goods or services rather than use money. An example is
Bartering with a seller
Charging goods on a credit card
Using currency to pay
Paying for services with a check
26
Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?
The head of the government is a member of the legislature
There are state as well as national governments
There are usually two major political parties
The legislature consists of two houses

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