Overview Chapter Review

Why do we have rules and laws?

• to break them

• they tell us what to do

• they protect us

• just because

Which best describes a democracy?

• The people have the power to make decisions about the government.

• All voters vote for every change the government makes.

• All voters must speak in public.

• It exists only in the USA.

According to the US Constitution, who runs the government?

• the President

• women

• the people

• children

What is free enterprise?

• Property owned by the government.

• The goods sold to another country.

• The right to start a business and own property.

• The goods another country sells to the USA.

Which term describes how much there is of a product and how much of it people will buy?

• supply and demand

• free enterprise and entrepreneurs

• economy and profit

• import and export

Which type of natural resource is important in making energy and electricity?

• fossil fuel

• metal

• granite

• soil

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• coal

• oil

• gold

• trees

Which of the following is NOT a reason national parks were created?

• They are for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.

• They store natural resources so we will never run out.

• They help protect the environment.

• They help preserve the land, plants, animals, and other natural resources.

What term fits this definition: people have the power to make decisions about our government

• democracy

• consumer

• citizen

• conservation

What term fits this definition: the people elect representatives to make laws and run the government

• democracy

• economy

• republic

• conservation