4th Social Studies We the People

What are you describing when you talk about different ways of life such as language, religion, arts, food, or clothing?

• patriotism

• culture

• mottoes

• demands

What does the term immigrated mean?

• visited for a long time

• learned about new cultures

• moved to cities

• left one country to live in another

People who live in the countryside live where?

• in rural areas

• in suburbs

• in urban areas

• in deserts

Why was the creation of the United States Constitution important?

• It stated how taxes should be spent

• it made the United states and official nation

• It elected leaders of the federal government

• It set up a plan for the nation's government

Under the Constitution, the right to choose leaders and make decisions by this system is an important right.

• checks and balances

• majority rule

• factors of production

• opportunity cost

What is the main reason that the United States government collects taxes?

• to pay for the military

• to pay for the costs of running the government

• to pay for the rebuilding after natural disasters

• to create more jobs

What kind of economy does the United States have?

• a free market economy

• a factors of production company

• a manufacturing economy

• an agricultural economy

What does it mean that the demand for a product is high?

• The product is expensive

• Many businesses sell the product

• The product is made in factories

• Many people want to buy the product

What industries make up the largest part of the United States today?

• agriculture

• manufacturing

• service

• mining

What does the term opportunity cost mean in the sentence below?

When you have to choose to buy one of two items, you have to think about the opportunity cost of each choice.

• to give up one thing to buy another

• what you do not buy in order to buy something else

• to make an economic choice

• the money you spend to buy an item