Civics - Chapter 2 Review (FA22)

Match the following

• all economic decisions are made by buyers and sellers

• Mixed Economy

• some economic decisions are made by buyers and sellers, some are made by the government

• Traditional Economy

• all economic decisions are made by the central government or planning committees

• Market Economy

• all economic decisions are made by the customs, history, and habits of the people

• Command Economy

Tags

economic systems

Match the following

• a system in which all power is in the hands of a central or national government

• Direct Democracy

• power is almost entirely in the hands of regional governments, weak central government

• Federal Political System

• government where all political power is held by a single, state-sponsored group

• Confederal Political System

• political power is divided between a central government and smaller, regional government

• Unitary Political System

• citizens exercise supreme power by personally voting on all issues.

• Single Party State

Match the following

• government where supreme power is in the hands of a religious group or leaders.

• Parliamentary Democracy

• a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police

• Absolute Monarchy

• government in which the legislative and the executive branch are elected directly by voters

• Dictatorship

• legislative branch is elected by citizens and the legislature chooses the executive

• Presidential Democracy

• government where the monarch has unlimited and total power in their nation

• Theocracy

Match the following

• government where the monarch has unlimited and total power in their nation

• Single-Party

• all political power is held by one, state-sponsored group or organization

• Dictatorship

• a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police

• Absolute Monarcy

Which of these is most likely to be a common feature of a Market Economy?

• low standards of living for most people

• economic stability with no recessions (temporary economic declines)

• public ownership of farms and factories

• production of high-quality goods and services

Which kind of country is most likely to have a federal system of government?

• Geographically large, with a diverse population

• Urban, with a large industrial base

• Poor, with a largely unskilled population

• small, with an abundance of resources

Which of the following factors most distinguishes dictators from monarchs?

• how they gain and retain power

• how they make economic decisions

• how they choose their close advisors

• how they regard the rights of citizens

In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the prime minister (executive branch)?

• the country's single political party

• an assembly of eligible voters

• electors appointed by the monarch

• the party with the legislative majority

Based on this map, which form of government is most common in Latin

America?

Which form of government has developed in most countries of Central and

Western Europe?