Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Module 2 Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is NOT one of the 3 basic economic questions?

a)

For whom to produce?

b)

Why to produce?

c)

What to produce?

d)

How to produce?

2.

The movement, either upward or downward, of economic activity in a nation is called _________ ?

a)

Unemployment Rate

b)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

c)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

d)

The Business Cycle

3.

A command economy is centrally controlled by who?

a)

Individuals

b)

Stockholders

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Government

4.

"Wealth of Nations" was written by ____________ ?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

John Adams

5.

Today, most economies are said to be _________ economies.

a)

Free Market

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

6.

When the average price of goods rises over time, it is called ___________ .

a)

Inflation

b)

Recession

c)

Demand

d)

Business Cycle

7.

The two types of inflation are called ?

a)

Demand Pull / Cost Push

b)

Supply / Demand

c)

Want / Need

d)

Demand Push / Cost Pull

8.

The _______ is how many jobs were created or lost during the past month.

a)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

b)

Business Cycle

c)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

d)

Unemployment rate

9.

Which one is NOT one of the four economic systems?

a)

Mixed

b)

Traditional

c)

Freedom

d)

Command

10.

The _______ economy is based on the writings of the philosopher and economist Karl Marx.

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Mixed

d)

Command

11.

Adam Smith supported the idea of ______ _______ , meaning the government should not interfere with trade between individuals.

a)

family centered

b)

laissez faire

c)

low competition

d)

carpe diem

12.

What are some of the ways the government regulates in a mixed economy? Select all that apply.

a)

Decides what to produce

b)

Regulates advertising

c)

Constructs highways

d)

Sets utility rates

13.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the value of _______ and ______ produced by a country in one year.

a)

supply and demand

b)

money and labor

c)

wealth and education

d)

goods and services

14.

True or False: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) includes imported goods (goods made in another country) in it's total.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures both the intermediate goods and the final products.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures _____________.

a)

how prices change over time

b)

the unemployment rate

c)

the value of imported goods

d)

the average annual income of Americans

17.

True or False: A mother who quits her job to homeschool her children falls into the category of Frictional unemployment.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which country is currently a command economy?

a)

Canada

b)

Germany

c)

North Korea

d)

Brazil

19.

__________ is two or more quarters of substantial economic decline as measured by the GDP.

a)

Inflation

b)

Unemployment

c)

Demand

d)

Recession

20.

Which of the following are ways that the government is involved in our economy? Select all that apply.

a)

They create a federal budget plan.

b)

They regulate our businesses.

c)

They protect our property rights.

d)

They decide what our businesses will produce.

21.

The Fiscal Policy is...

a)

The process of printing money.

b)

A stimulus program.

c)

The government's power to tax and spend.

d)

When one company merges with another.

22.

_________________ require businesses to reveal product information to consumers and make sure advertisements are not misleading or deceptive.

a)

Contracts

b)

Public disclosure laws

c)

Patents

d)

Deficits

23.

Money set aside for specific purposes (like building a ship) is called ________________ .

a)

Appropriations

b)

Contracts

c)

Trademark

d)

Surplus

24.

Deficit is more _____________ than income.

a)

Approrpriations

b)

Inflation

c)

Budget

d)

Expenditures

25.

_________________ are a means to help make the economy grow during tough times or recession.

a)

Stimulus programs

b)

Patent laws

c)

Public disclosure laws

d)

Monetary policy

26.

The right of the government to take private property for public use with fair value compensation is called __________ ?

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Eminent domain

c)

Magna carta

d)

Public disclosure

27.

The Chevrolet symbol is protected by _________ ?

a)

Patent laws

b)

Trademark laws

c)

Copyright laws

d)

Eminent domain

28.

Professional photographers have to give their clients rights to access their photographs, otherwise they are unable to have them printed. This is due to ____________ laws.

a)

Antitrust

b)

Trademark

c)

Copyright

d)

Merger

29.

You have invented a new product. What would you apply for to protect your invention from being copied by others?

a)

A trademark

b)

A copyright

c)

A patent

d)

A contract

30.

A __________ is legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Examples include signing to rent an apartment, signing up for a cell phone service, or signing a check.

a)

Merger

b)

Contract

c)

Patent

d)

Trademark

31.

This type of business is owned and run by one person.

a)

Cooperative

b)

Corporation

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Partnership

32.

The owners of a corporation are called _____________ .

a)

Stockholders

b)

Managers

c)

CEOs

d)

Partners

33.

This type of business has unlimited life, meaning ownership can change without affecting the business itself.

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

34.

Credit unions are examples of a __________________ .

a)

Cooperative

b)

Corporation

c)

Partnership

d)

Franchise

35.

Which of the following is an example of a franchise?

a)

Microsoft

b)

General Electric

c)

Dunkin Donuts

d)

Navy Federal Credit Union