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WorksheetsGovernment and Economics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of government controls all aspects of life for its citizens?
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Communism
2.
What is a standard of living?
a)
the amount of food available to a group of people
b)
the amount of electricity available to a group of people
c)
level of wealth and resources available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area
d)
the average amount of money available to a group of people
3.
What is a set of laws that protect the citizens of a country?
a)
Emancipation
b)
Constitution
c)
Institution
d)
Hammurabiation
4.
What is the term for the availability of an item?
a)
services
b)
supply
c)
demand
d)
stocks
5.
What term describes why gas prices may be a better deal in 2016 than in 1950?
a)
deflation
b)
inflation
c)
stagflation
d)
regurgitation
6.
Which type of government is most likely to protect the rights of its citizens?
a)
democracy
b)
theocracy
c)
facism
d)
communism
7.
What does the "O" in OPEC stand for?
a)
Office
b)
Oil
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Organization
8.
The early African kingdom of Ghana’s gold and salt trade would be an example of which type of economic practice?
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
9.
China is unique in that, although they have a __________________ type of government, they are considered to use a ________________ type of economic system.
a)
democracy, mixed
b)
communism, mixed
c)
oligarchy, command
d)
communism, command
10.
Which economic system experiences the least amount of government interference?
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
11.
What type of government is generally led by a small group of people?
a)
communism
b)
oligarchy
c)
democracy
d)
monarchy
12.
Who is the current communist dictator that uses a command economic system in North Korea?
a)
Kim Il-sung
b)
Kim Jong-il
c)
Kim Jong-un
d)
Kim Jong-kardashian
13.
Which of the following is an event that could affect the price of gas?
a)
natural disaster
b)
war
c)
oil spill
d)
all of the above
14.
In a(n) _______________ monarchy, a king or queen rules while limiting the rights of its citizens.
a)
democratic
b)
republic
c)
constitutional
d)
absolute
15.
What is the term for the knowledge and skills that help make a person successful in an economy?
a)
human capital
b)
interdependence
c)
credit capital
d)
economics
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