The Study of Political and Economic Systems

A form of government in which the leaders control every part of society.

• capitalist system
• communism
• totalitarianism
• socialism

A form of government in which power is shared between a national government and a number of smaller political units.

• capitalist system
• democracy
• federal system
• communism

An economic system in which a free market prevails.

• totalitarianism
• capitalist system
• democracy
• socialism

A form of government in which people set government policy.

• democracy
• totalitarianism
• federal system
• capitalist system

An economic system in which the state makes all the economic decisions.

• capitalist system
• totalitarianism
• communism
• democracy

A country is a political unit with the following key characteristics:

• a planned economy, a monarchy, a constitution, and land.
• a leader, a confederation, a language, and a culture
• an economy, a military force, land, and water.
• a territory, a population, sovereignty, and a government.

Which of the following is one of three basic economic questions that a government must answer?

• Should a democracy be representative?
• What goods and services will be produced?
• Will increased pay lead to increased production?
• How can its “planned economy” best be protected?

A democracy can also be a(n)

• constitutional monarchy
• dictatorship
• monarchy.
• authoritarian government.

Which of the following statements best describes the United States?

• It lacks sovereignty.
• It is a democracy with a federal system of government
• It is an authoritarian confederation
• It has a communistic economic system.

Most socialist systems can also be described as

• planned economies.
• distribution economies.
• pure economies.
• mixed economies.