Government and Economics

Mexico and Brazil both have governments where citizens have rights and are allowed to vote for their leaders. What type of government is this?

• monarchy
• autocracy
• oligarchy
• democracy

A type of democracy that has a head of state and head of government that are the same person that is directed elected by the citizens, is what type of democracy? Mexico and Brazil both have this type.

• presidential
• parliamentary
• autocracy
• oligarchy

Australia has a Prime Minister that chosen by its legislative body as its head of government. The head of state is a queen. What type of government does Australia have?

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

How are Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Fidel Castro's governments similar?

• They were all monarchies.
• They were all democracies.
• They were all autocracies.
• They were all oligarchies.

Who chooses the Prime Minster in a Parliamentary democracy?

• The citizens elect the Prime Minister
• The Queen selects the Prime Minister
• The members of Parliament choose the Prime Minister.
• The President chooses the Prime Minister.

What is the legislative (Law making) body called in a Parliamentary democracy?

• Parliament
• Monarchy
• Prime Minister
• Congress

Mrs. Smith opens a new restaurant in Auburn. she is an example of what economic word?

• entrepreneur

• human capital

• capital goods

• GDP

The president of Brazil offers people living in Brazil the opportunity to receive technological training. What is this example of?

• investment in literacy rate
• investment in capital goods
• investment in human capital
• Investment in specialization

Venezuela only exports oil. This is an example of what economic term?

• human capital
• quotas
• specialization
• capital goods

In order to improve Haiti's low standard of living, Haiti must do what?

• decrease its literacy rate
• increase literacy rate
• decrease capital goods
• increase capital goods