Chapter 2 test

What are you describing when you talk about people living different ways of life?

• 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 country

People who live in the countryside live where?

• in the 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 an 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 cost of running the government

• to pay for rebuilding after natural disasters

• to create more jobs

What kind of economy does the United States have?

• a free market economy

• a factor of production economy

• a manufacturing economy

• an agricultural economy

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

• the product is expensive

• many people sell the product

• the product is made in factories

• many people want to buy a certain product

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

• agriculture

• manufacturing

• service

• mining

What does the term opportunity cost mean?

• to give up one item 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