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Econ Chapter 2 Test
Econ Chapter 2 Test
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1
which of these is the most striking example of the costs and risks of pure capitalism
Five-Year Plan
Great Leap Forward
Gosplan
Great Depression
2
Which of these statements describes a
DISADVANTAGE
of a traditional economy?
difficult economic decisions are made by the state
new ways of doing things are discouraged
new ways of doing things are encouraged
everyone knows his or her role
3
Economic system characterized by a central authority that makes most of the economic decisions
Population Density
Capitalism
Command Economy
Mixed Economies
4
Economic system that has some combination of traditional, command, and market economies
Great Depression
Mixed Economies
Command Economy
Capitalism
5
Conversion of state-owned factories and property to private ownership
Privatization
Capitalism
Population Density
Communism
6
transitioning economy, why would privatization raise a nation’s overall standard of living?
places means of production in hands of the governement
people less likely to assume the risks of entrepreneurship
people more likely to be productive for personal benefit
places a ruling class in position to administer the economy
7
Which of the following is a feature of command economy to distinguish from a market economy
economic decisions are made by the free market
all production is managed by government
economic decisions are based on custom and habits
some degree of private ownership and activity is allowed
8
Worst period of economic decline in U.S. history lasting from 1929 to 1939
Capitalism
Command Economy
Great Depression
Population Density
9
which system is the government
most
likely to provide people with goods and services
free-enterprise economy
socialist economy
traditional economy
market economy
10
which of these countries has an economy most similar to that of the former Soviet Union
Canada
England
North Korea
South Korea
11
Which of the following is a cause of struggle in the process of privatization?
people must adjust to gov. control of the economy
people no longer own their own home/business
people must decide how to get along without a free market
people must adjust to costs and risks as part of capitalism
12
Which of these economic systems have the
LEAST
in common?
command and capitalism
free-enterprise and market
market and capitalism
command and socialism
13
Economic system in which the allocation of resources is the result of ritual, habit, or custom
Traditional Economy
Privatization
Capitalism
Mixed Economy
14
Economic and politcal system which factors of production are owned by the state
Capitalism
Privatization
Five-Year Plan
Communism
15
Economic system which private citizens own and use factors of production to generate profits
Command Economy
Privatization
Capitalism
Population Density
16
Centralized economic plan used by the Soviets and China to develop agriculture and industry
Capitalism
Population Density
Command Economy
Five-Year Plan
17
which of these helps explain why mixed economies develop
people are seldom exposed to the ideas of other cultures
govl control of economy leads to diverse economic approaches
people become unhappy with aspects of their current economy
gov. control of an economy tends to make a nation prosperous
18
Number of people per square mile of land area
population density
Command Economy
Great Depression
Communism
19
Economic system in which supply and demand helps determine the WHAT, HOW, and FOR WHOM
Command Economy
Privatization
Five-Year Plan
Market Economy
20
Which of these statements is descriptive of a
MARKET
economy?
major economic decisions are made for individuals
most media is state-owned and operated
major economic decisions are made by individuals
government determines what is produced and by whom