CA #2 Practice

In 2015, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many European nations enacted sanctions against the agricultural sector of Russia. Under the sanctions, no European nations can trade with Russia for agricultural resources. What is the BEST description of these sanctions as an economic barrier to trade?

• The sanctions are an embargo.

• The sanctions are a quota.

• The sanctions are subsidies.

• The sanctions are tariffs.

Look at the map. Then answer the question that follows. Which country is shaded on the map?

• Colombia

• Cuba

• Mexico

• Panama

The economic system of communist countries is most closely related to which of the following:

• Command Economy

• Market Economy

• Traditional Economy

• Mixed Economy

How has the European Union promoted trade? Select all that apply.

• by creating a common currency

• by nationalizing major European industries

• by eliminating quotas on all foreign imports

• by eliminating tariffs on trade between members

• by embargoing trade with non-European nations

Which answer choice correctly contrasts government leadership in the United Kingdom and Germany?

• In the United Kingdom, the prime minister is the head of state and the Queen is the head of government; in Germany, the president is the head of state and the chancellor is the head of government.

• In the United Kingdom, the Queen is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government; in Germany, the chancellor is the head of state and the president is the head of government.

• In the United Kingdom, the Queen is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government; in Germany, the president is the head of state and the chancellor is the head of government.

• In the United Kingdom, the prime minister is the head of state and the Queen is the head of government; in Germany, the chancellor is the head of state and the president is the head of government.

Which of the following are features of the eurozone of the European Union? Select all that apply.

• a common currency

• state-controlled industries

• the free movement of labor

• minimal regulation of businesses

• barriers to trade between members

Chalk and gypsum deposits found in the United Kingdom are sources of what type of resource?

• human capital

• entrepreneurship

• a capital resource

• a natural resource

What types of economies do the modern states of Germany and Russia have?

• mixed economies

• traditional economies

• pure market economies

• pure command economies

Which answer choice correctly compares or contrasts the roles of citizens in the British and German governments?

• British and German citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislatures.

• British and German citizens can vote for representatives in both houses of their legislatures and for their prime ministers.

• British citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature; German citizens can vote for representatives in both houses of their legislature.

• British citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their prime minister; German citizens can vote only for representatives in their houses of legislature.

Since the early twentieth century, the prime minister of the United Kingdom's parliamentary democracy has been selected from which of these political groups?

• the Cabinet

• the House of Lords

• the British royal family

• the House of Commons