WorksheetsGovernment and Economies of L.A.
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of economy does not always use money?
a)
Market
b)
Traditional
c)
Command
d)
Mixed
2.
Which type of economy is based on traditions and beliefs?
a)
Command
b)
Market
c)
Traditional
d)
Mixed
3.
Which type of economy is usually paired with a Communist government?
a)
Mixed
b)
Market
c)
Command
d)
Traditional
4.
Which type of economy is run by the businesses & business owners?
a)
Command
b)
Mixed
c)
Communist
d)
Market
5.
Which type of economy is controlled by the government?
a)
Command
b)
Market
c)
Mixed
d)
Democratic
6.
Which type of economy is run by a combination of the businesses & the government?
a)
Command
b)
Mixed
c)
Market
d)
Traditional
7.
Which phrase describes how many people in that country are able to read & write?
a)
Standard of Living
b)
Literacy Rate
c)
GDP
d)
Country Rank
8.
When Literacy Rate goes up, what does Standard of Living do?
a)
Goes up
b)
Goes down
c)
Stays the same
9.
When Javier sends his employees to a training seminar where they will become better workers, he is investing in.......
a)
Human capital
b)
Capital goods
c)
His business
d)
GDP
10.
Which term describes how political power is distributed in Brazil?
a)
federal government
b)
unitary government
c)
aristocratic government
d)
confederation government
11.
What type of government exists in Brazil?
a)
communist
b)
monarchy
c)
presidential democracy
d)
parliamentary democracy
12.
What type of government exists in Mexico?
a)
monarchy
b)
communist
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
presidential democracy
13.
Which term describes how political power is distributed in Mexico?
a)
federal government
b)
unitary government
c)
aristocratic government
d)
confederation government
14.
What type of government exists in Cuba?
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
presidential democracy
d)
parliamentary democracy
15.
Which term describes how political power is distributed in Cuba?
a)
federal government
b)
unitary government
c)
aristocratic government
d)
confederation government
16.
Which of the three countries (Mexico, Brazil, or Cuba) allows citizens to have THE LEAST freedom?
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Cuba
17.
What do Mexico’s and Brazil’s governments have in common?
a)
They are both federal with presidential democracies.
b)
They are both federal with parliamentary democracies.
c)
They are both confederate with presidential democracies.
d)
They are both unitary with parliamentary democracies.
18.
What system and type of government is found in Cuba?
a)
unitary system and autocratic type
b)
unitary system and democratic type
c)
federal system and oligarchic type
d)
federal system and autocratic type
19.
What are the two types of democracy?
a)
relative and absolute
b)
parliamentary and presidential
c)
dictatorship and presidential
20.
A queen rules a nation. When she dies, the throne will pass to her daughter. What kind of government does this nation have?
a)
a monarchy
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
a representative democracy
21.
A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have?
a)
a monarchy
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
an oligarchy
22.
Three military leaders take over a nation. They make all the rules and do not allow any discussion. What kind of government does this nation have?
a)
an oligarchy
b)
anarchy
c)
a theocracy
d)
a dictatorship
23.
Brady lives in a representative democracy. What does that mean?
a)
He will be brought up on charges if he does not vote
b)
As a citizen, he is a member of the government and sits in Congress.
c)
He votes for representatives who decide on the issues and laws
d)
He personally votes on every issue and law.
24.
In a confederation system of government, most of the power is in the hands of the
a)
voters
b)
local government
c)
central government
d)
local and central
25.
What is a federal government?
a)
The central and local/regional governments share power.
b)
The central government has all power.
c)
The local/regional governments have all power.
26.
What is a democracy?
a)
Citizens have the right to vote for the leaders.
b)
No citizen right to vote.
c)
A small group of wealthy people make all of the decisions.
d)
There is one person in control.
27.
What is a unitary government?
a)
The local/regional governments have all of the power.
b)
The central and local/regional governments share power.
c)
The central government has all of the power.
28.
How are presidential and parliamentary governments different?
a)
They are not different.
b)
The prime minister is elected by the people, and the president is not.
c)
The president is elected by the people, but the prime minister is not.
d)
The prime minister has more power than the president.
29.
Citizens of which country are considered to have the least freedom?
a)
Cuba
b)
Brazil
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
30.
How is political power distributed in Brazil?
a)
Federal Government
b)
Unitary Government
c)
Aristocratic Government
d)
Confederation Government
31.
Which country has a presidential democracy?
a)
Australia
b)
Canada
c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
32.
Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy?
a)
the ruler
b)
the people
c)
the court system
d)
the elected legislature
33.
Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?
a)
the king
b)
the people
c)
the legislature
d)
small group of powerful rulers
34.
Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?
a)
kings are always poor rulers
b)
the voters get to choose people that make the laws
c)
all of the power stays in the hands of the local government
d)
the voters in democratic countries always choose the best qualified leaders that always do a good job
35.
The leader of a parliamentary system is chosen by
a)
the king
b)
popular vote of the people
c)
decision by the courts
d)
the political party with the majority votes
36.
This form of government participation allows citizens to choose officials by voting.
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Free Market
d)
Imperialism
37.
In this system of government the Central government has all of the power.
a)
Unitary
b)
Confederation
c)
Federal
d)
Commune
38.
This agreement reduced trade barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the United States
a)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
b)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
c)
OPEC (Oil Producing and Exporting Countries)
d)
Mercosur
39.
What type of government did Cuba have under Fidel Castro?
a)
Federal
b)
Theocracy
c)
Confederation
d)
Unitary
40.
What type of government society was created by Castro on Cuba?
a)
democratic
b)
communist
c)
oligarchic
d)
theocratic
41.
Soil, minerals, air, water, and coal are all examples of
a)
Fossil fules
b)
Conservation
c)
recycling
d)
natural resources
42.
What term describes the tools and technology used to make a product?
a)
capital goods
b)
human capital
c)
exports
d)
imports
43.
A person that takes a risk by starting a new business.
a)
human capital
b)
capital goods
c)
entreprenuer
d)
tariff
44.
U.S. State department officials decided to end the current prohibition of travel and some trade with Cuba.
a)
Tarriff
b)
Quota
c)
Embargo
d)
Standard
45.
Japanese auto firms agree to limits set in Washington D.C., on the # of Japanese cars that may be sold in the U.S.
a)
Embargo
b)
Quota
c)
Tarriff
d)
Standard
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