WorksheetsEuropean Government & Economics
Total questions: 125
Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ruler of your country has always made all of the political and economic decisions for the country. The citizens do not always agree with his decisions, but they have no power to change anything. He alone makes the decisions and has unlimited power. Which form of government do you have?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Presidential Democracy
d)
Parliamentary Democracy
2.
Which of these types of government allow citizens to have the greatest amount of political freedom?
a)
oligarchy
b)
democracry
c)
autocracy
d)
dictatorship
3.
In Lee's country, a king or queen is the head of state. Any head of state must be a member of the royal family, but they have little real power. Ali votes for the political party that he favors in each year's election, and these elections determine who will serve in the legislature. The legislature then appoints the head of government. Based on this information, what is MOST LIKELY true about Lee's country?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Communist
c)
Parliamentary Democracy
d)
Presidential Democracy
4.
In an autocratic (dictatorship) government, freedom of speech is usually:
a)
protected by the government as a civil right.
b)
guaranteed in the government's constitution.
c)
censored and controlled by the government.
d)
regulated only when it presents a clear and present danger.
5.
In the United Kingdom, the political party that has the largest number of members in the Legislative Branch chooses the head of government, which is the __________.
a)
Chancellor
b)
Prime Minister
c)
King or Queen
d)
President
6.
Jill just reached the legal voting age and is voting for the first time in her life. She will be voting for the president of her country and for other elected officials. Which form of government does Jill have?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Presidential Democracy
d)
Parliamentary Democracy
7.
In Josh's country, the legislative branch (the law making branch) has just elected a new prime minister. Which form of government does Josh have?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Presidential Democracy
d)
Parliamentary Democracy
8.
In a parliamentary government, unlike the presidential system, the head of government is elected by which branch?
a)
Judicial
b)
National
c)
Executive
d)
Legislative
9.
An _______________ is a government in which citizens have no voting power. Instead one ruler, king, queen, or dictator makes all the decisions.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Presidential Democracy
d)
Oligarchic Monarchy
10.
A ______________ is a form of government where people elect members to serve on a legislature commonly known as parliament. These elected members of parliament choose leaders and run the country.
a)
Parliamentary democracy
b)
Presidential democracy
c)
Autocracy
d)
Religious monarchy
11.
Which country do the following traits describe?
~Has a parliamentary democracy with a prime minister.
~Legislature is called parliament.
~It has a royal family that has little power today.
~Has a parliamentary democracy with a prime minister.
~Legislature is called parliament.
~It has a royal family that has little power today.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Russia
c)
France
d)
Germany
12.
Which country do the following traits describe?
~Has a presidential democracy, but once had an autocratic government as part of the Soviet Union.
~Leader is a president voted on by the people.
~Even though they are a democracy, their citizens have fewer rights compared to other European nations.
~Has a presidential democracy, but once had an autocratic government as part of the Soviet Union.
~Leader is a president voted on by the people.
~Even though they are a democracy, their citizens have fewer rights compared to other European nations.
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
United Kingdom
d)
France
13.
Which country do the following traits describe?
~Has a parliamentary democracy.
~Has a president but the Chancellor has all the real power.
~Once had an autocratic government under the Nazis.
~Has a parliamentary democracy.
~Has a president but the Chancellor has all the real power.
~Once had an autocratic government under the Nazis.
a)
Germany
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Russia
d)
United States
14.
Human made goods (equipment, tools, trucks) that people use to produce other goods and services are called
a)
Capital Resources
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Human Resources
d)
Entrepreneur
15.
The person who starts, organizes and manages a business is called
a)
an entrepreneur
b)
a consumer
c)
a logger
d)
a producer
16.
A tax on imports is called a
a)
embargo
b)
quota
c)
tariff
d)
motivator
17.
In this economic system, people do things the way they have always been done.
a)
Market Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Traditional Economy
18.
In some nations, the government controls the economy. It tells people what to make and sell.
a)
Market Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Traditional Economy
19.
The U.S. sells many cars in Germany. This means that the U.S. sends cars to Germany. These care are considered
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
20.
A trade barrier that limits the number of imported goods is called
a)
Tariff
b)
Embargo
c)
Quota
21.
The value of goods and services that a country produces in one year and which also determines the wealth of a country is called
a)
Profit
b)
GDP
c)
Imports
d)
Exports
22.
For international trade to occur, people must have a way of knowing the price of one country's currency shown in another country's currency. This is called
a)
Exchange Rate
b)
Voluntary Exchange
c)
Specialization
d)
Trade Barrier
23.
Trading something for something else - no currency involved
a)
demand
b)
barter
c)
goods
d)
market
24.
People who work to make goods or provide services
a)
human resources
b)
capital resources
c)
natural resources
d)
entrepreneurs
25.
Which country left the European Union in 2016?
a)
The UK
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Russia
26.
What is the common currency of the European Union?
a)
U.S. Dollar
b)
Euro
c)
Pound
d)
Mint
27.
Which of the following is not one of the three questions every economic system must answer?
a)
What to produce?
b)
How much cost to produce?
c)
How to produce?
d)
Who will consume it?
28.
How do members of a traditional economy trade?
a)
Barter
b)
Steal
c)
Quota
d)
Tariff
29.
Explain how a traditional economy operates.
a)
The government controls everything
b)
People follow their ancestors' traditions and customs
c)
Competition drives everything
d)
Business owners decided prices
30.
How many member states/countries are in the European Union?
a)
27
b)
26
c)
28
d)
29
31.
Explain the term Brexit.
a)
It is short for Britain and Exit
b)
It is the term used for the EU dissolving
c)
It is the term used for Belgium exited the European Union
d)
It is another term for the European Union
32.
Which type of economic system do Russia, Germany and the United Kingdom have?
a)
Mixed Market
b)
Command economy
c)
Traditional economy
d)
Market economy
33.
Which of the following would describe how Russia has changed its economy since the fall of the communist Soviet Union?
a)
Selling government owned businesses to private owned businesses and upgrading industries
b)
Allowing the government to control everything
c)
Converting to a traditional economy
d)
Doing nothing
34.
Which of the following describes the purpose of the European Union?
a)
To unite America in diversity
b)
To help Union establish themselves in Europe
c)
To allow the free movement of goods, services and people
d)
To divide and conquer Europe
35.
In a command economy, who answers the three economic questions?
a)
The Citizens
b)
The Government
c)
Business owners
d)
Ancestors
36.
Why has Russia had some economic struggles?
a)
Switching from a command economy to a mixed market economy
b)
The government has insufficient funds
c)
Their population is dwindling
d)
Russia has not experienced economic struggles
37.
Which economic system would be the worst for competition between producers?
a)
command
b)
market
c)
Traditional
38.
Which economic system is found in simple agricultural societies?
a)
traditional
b)
market
c)
Command
39.
Taxes placed on imported goods are:
a)
quotas
b)
tariffs
c)
embargoes
40.
Restrictions on the amount of a good that can be imported into a country
a)
Tariff
b)
Quotas
c)
Embargoes
41.
Countries set up to restrict trade because they want to sell and produce their own goods.
a)
imports
b)
trade barriers
c)
markets
d)
factories
42.
forbid trade with another country.
a)
Quotas
b)
Embargo
c)
Tariff
43.
If the European Union voted to lift the restriction on the amount of cocoa that can be imported from West African countries, that would be an example of:
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
embargo
44.
Why is specialization so valuable in international trade today?
a)
Most countries can only make one product very well.
b)
Specialization limits the amount of agriculture a country allows.
c)
Specialization always keeps the prices low on goods that are imported into a country.
d)
Specialization allows people to do a more efficient job at producing what they make best and trade for the things they want.
45.
In a command economy, the government regulates how goods and services are distributed.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
How much there is of a good or service.
a)
Incentive
b)
Supply
c)
Demand
d)
Loss
47.
When someone or a business chooses to specialize or produce certain items.
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Economics
c)
Voluntary Exchange
d)
Specialization
48.
A person who comes up with a product or service, and finds the money and time to produce this new product.
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Incentive
c)
Specialization
d)
Barter
49.
Resources found in nature like air, soil, sunshine, water, coal, plants, and animals.
a)
Human Resources
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Nonrenewable Resources
d)
Capital Resources
50.
Anyone who buys a good or service.
a)
Barter
b)
Loss
c)
Consumer
d)
Producer
51.
Anyone who makes or grows a good or performs a service.
a)
Barter
b)
Consumer
c)
Producer
d)
Profit
52.
embargo is
a)
an official limit on the number or amount of things that are allowed
b)
a tax on goods coming into or leaving a country
c)
A government order that ends trade in some way.
53.
A tax on goods a country imports
a)
Quota
b)
Tariff
c)
Subsides
d)
Embargoes
54.
Quota is
a)
A limit on imported goods
b)
A tax on imported goods
c)
An estimate of imported goods
55.
The total value of goods and services in a country.
a)
GDP
b)
subsidy
c)
import
d)
embargo
56.
In this type of economy, the government places control on businesses, but the individual decides what to make.
a)
Mixed
b)
Market
c)
Command
d)
Traditional
57.
This type of government typically goes with the Command Economy.
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Autocracy
d)
Communism
58.
In this type of economy, the individual decides who to sell their products to.
a)
Traditional
b)
Mixed
c)
Market
d)
Command
59.
The money a country or business spends on education, training, improving the skills and health of the workers/people.
a)
scarcity
b)
natural resources
c)
human capital
d)
physical capital
60.
A fee that you pay to trade your money for another currency is the _________.
a)
specialization
b)
currency
c)
euro
d)
exchange rate
61.
What is the most common economic system today?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Mixed
d)
Market
62.
In the United Kingdom, who decides which goods are produced and sold?
a)
Parliament
b)
business owners and consumers
c)
the monarch
d)
the prime minister
63.
Which country in the diagram has the LEAST free economy?
a)
US
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Germany
d)
Cuba
64.
This is the total amount of all profits earned by every business or service in a country in an entire year. Countries use this to measure how well their economy is doing.
a)
GDP
b)
tariff
c)
quota
d)
embargo
65.
When people are more educated, what happens to the GDP?
a)
The GDP goes down.
b)
The GDP goes up.
c)
The GDP stays the same.
d)
The GDP fluctuates.
66.
When a country invests in capital goods, what happens to the GDP?
a)
The GDP goes .
b)
The GDP goes up.
c)
The GDP stays the same.
d)
The GDP fluctuates.
67.
What was the main purpose for the creation of the European Union?
a)
to eliminate trade barriers
b)
to establish trade barriers
c)
to eliminate free travel between countries
d)
to establish taxes
68.
An example of a country with a pure market economy is:
a)
UK
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
There are none
69.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three economic questions every country must answer?
a)
What to produce
b)
How to produce
c)
Who owns it
d)
For whom to produce
70.
For international trade to occur, people must have a way of knowing the price of one country's currency shown in another country's currency. This is called
a)
Exchange Rate
b)
Voluntary Exchange
c)
Specialization
d)
Trade Barrier
71.
What is the name of the currency used by the majority of member states?
a)
the Euro
b)
the Dollar
c)
the Pound
d)
the Yen
72.
The total value of goods and services in a country.
a)
GDP
b)
subsidy
c)
import
d)
embargo
73.
The value of all goods and services produced within a country in a year
a)
Total Income Product
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
National Income Product
d)
Net Domestic Product
74.
What is one reason that a country could have a high GDP?
a)
Because they have high wages.
b)
Because they have a highly educated population.
c)
Because they have low taxes.
d)
Because they love going to space.
75.
A mixed economy is a combination of ______ and _______ economies.
a)
traditional, mixed
b)
command, traditional
c)
market, command
d)
market, mixed
76.
Which economy has free enterprise with no government regulations?
a)
Command Economy
b)
Market Economy
c)
Traditional Economy
d)
Mixed Economy
77.
Actions in this type of economy relate to ritual, habit, and customs.
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Market
d)
Mixed
78.
What was the main purpose for the creation of the European Union?
a)
to eliminate trade barriers
b)
to establish trade barriers
c)
to eliminate free travel between countries
d)
to establish taxes
79.
In a command economic system the __________________, makes all economic decisions.
a)
Government
b)
Legislature
c)
People
d)
Businesses
80.
Literacy Rate
a)
Number of people literate in math
b)
Number of people in a country over age 15 who can read and write
c)
Number of people who can read
d)
Number of people who can write
81.
Standard of Living
a)
How many years you live
b)
The ability to read and write
c)
Countries in Europe's southeast peninsula
d)
the level of wealth and material comfort available to a people
82.
Their is no relationship between standard of living and literacy rate
a)
True
b)
False
83.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
a)
Busiest Trade partners in Europe
b)
Total amount of goods and services produced in a country in a year
c)
Total amount of trade barriers a country creates
d)
Foreign Trade
84.
Human Capital
a)
Health, Education, and Training of a nation's work force
b)
Health, Education, Death rate of a nation's work force
c)
Health, Education, and Life Expectancy of a nations work force
d)
Health, Education, and gaming ability of a nation's workforce
85.
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita
a)
The average annual income of citizens in a country
b)
The amount of money you earn at a job
c)
A trade barrier
86.
The higher the Literacy Rate of a nation
a)
The lower the Gross Domestic Product
b)
The lower the Gross Domestic Product per Capita
c)
The higher the Gross Domestic Product and Gross Domestic Product per Capita
87.
Poorly educated, unhealthy workers, untrained workers create a
a)
higher literacy rate
b)
higher GDP and GDP per capita
c)
higher standard of living
d)
lower GDP, GDP per capita, standard of living, and literacy rate
88.
Less efficient factories, obsolete technology, old machines produce
a)
higher GDP
b)
higer literacy rate
c)
lower GDP
d)
higher GDP per Capita
89.
More investment in Capital Goods
a)
results in higher GDP
b)
results in lower GDP
c)
Does not make any difference in GDP
90.
An international organization in which 28 European countries (and growing) work together on shared issues
a)
European Economic Community
b)
European Coal and Steel Community
c)
European Union
d)
Soviet Union
91.
Why was the European Union formed?
a)
to treat countries as one nation
b)
to unite Europe economically
c)
to control how farmers and other primary workers get paid
d)
to give workers equal wages
92.
In an _______________ , all governing authority rests with a single leader.
a)
oligarchy
b)
democracy
c)
autocracy
93.
Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom are all classified as ________________.
a)
oligarchies
b)
democracies
c)
autacracies
94.
The citizens in an ___________ are not permitted any say in the decisions of their government.
a)
democracy
b)
autocracy
c)
oligarchy
95.
The United Kingdom's __________serves as a symbolic head of state.
a)
monarch
b)
president
c)
chancellor
d)
prime minister
96.
Russia’s head of government is a __________.
a)
Chancellor
b)
Prime Minister
c)
President
97.
The Russian president is directly elected by the ______________ _____________.
a)
Russian duma
b)
Russian Parliment
c)
Russian citizens
98.
Both the ___________ and ___________ exercise a parliamentary system of government.
a)
United States and United Kingdom
b)
United Kingdom and Russia
c)
United Kingdom and Germany
d)
United States and Russia
99.
In a _________________ democracy, the citizens elect both the nation’s legislators and its chief executive/head of government.
a)
parlimentary
b)
presidential
100.
Both the ___________ and ___________ exercise a presidential system of government.
a)
United Kingdom and Russia
b)
United States and United Kingdom
c)
United States and Russia
d)
United States and Germany
101.
Which type of government has one person in control?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
102.
What are the 2 types of democracy?
a)
Presidential & Parliamentary
b)
Parliamentary & Progressive
c)
Autocratic & Parliamentary
d)
Thing 1 & Thing 2
103.
Who is the head of Germany's government?
a)
Prime Minister
b)
President
c)
Piper
d)
Chancellor
104.
What do the governments of Germany and the UK have in common?
a)
The head of government is picked by the legislative body (parliament)
b)
The head of government is directly elected by the citizens
105.
Hitler, Lenin and Stalin were all _______________ leaders.
a)
Kind
b)
Autocratic
c)
Female
d)
Overweight
106.
Which of the following is an example of an autocracy?
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Parliamentary Democracy
d)
Capitalism
107.
In a Presidential Democracy, who directly votes for the leader?
a)
the Legislature
b)
the Courts
c)
the Queen
d)
the Citizens
108.
In which type of Democracy do the citizens NOT vote for the leader directly? Rather, the citizens vote for the legislature, and the legislature votes for the leader?
a)
Presidential
b)
Monarchy
c)
Parliamentary
d)
Autocratic
109.
The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”
“rule by __________ .”
a)
the mob
b)
the monarch
c)
the president
d)
the people
110.
In which form of government do the citizens directly vote for the President?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Presidential Democracy
111.
A king or queen is also called a
a)
President
b)
Dictator
c)
Prime Minister
d)
Monarch
112.
Which of the following phrases best describes the citizens participation in an Autocracy?
a)
The citizens vote for their leaders
b)
The citizens vote for the legislature
c)
The citizens have no control over the government
d)
The citizens give suggestions, and the leader usually listens
113.
Which of the following phrases describes the role of citizens in a parliamentary Democracy?
a)
The dictator chooses all laws for the country
b)
Citizens vote directly for the President
c)
Citizens elect the Queen or King directly
d)
Citizens vote for the legislature, and the legislature votes for the leader
114.
In which type of government do the citizens of the country have the most power?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Democratic
c)
Oligarchic
d)
Monarhcy
115.
In which type of government does the ruler use force to control the citizens of the country?
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Presidential
d)
Parlimentary
116.
What type of government does Germany have?
a)
Parliamentary Democracy
b)
Presidential Democracy
c)
Autocracy
117.
What is Queen Elizabeth's role in the United Kingdom?
a)
the most powerful leader
b)
mainly ceremonial, has little power
c)
making the laws for the UK
118.
In this country citizens have gained many freedoms since moving away from Communism
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
United Kingdom
119.
Who has the most power in the United Kingdom?
a)
President
b)
King/Queen
c)
Prime Minister
d)
Chancellor
120.
In this type of democracy, citizens get to vote/elect the head of the government.
a)
Parliamentary
b)
Presidential
c)
Absolute Monarch
d)
Dictatorship
121.
Which of the following best describes the role of a legislature?
a)
They make the laws
b)
They rule the country
c)
They interpret laws
d)
They have no role in government
122.
I am a citizen who votes directly for the president. Which country do I live in?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
the United Kingdom
d)
Canada
123.
In a ____________, the President is accountable to the citizens because they vote him in to power.
a)
Parliamentary Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Presidential Democracy
d)
Dictatorship
124.
Which of the following governments do citizens have the LEAST amount of rights?
a)
Democracy
b)
Parliament
c)
Autocracy
d)
Presidential
125.
Which of the following countries has a Parliamentary Democracy?
a)
the United Kingdom and Germany
b)
Russia and Germany
c)
the United States and Russia
d)
Russia and the United Kingdom
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