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WorksheetsGovernment and Economics Vocabulary TEST
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The skills, knowledge, and experience of an individual or population.
capital goods
entrepreneurship
human capital
GDP
being very poor
literacy rate
economy
standard of living
poverty
the percentage of people in a country who can read and write
poverty
literacy rate
GDP
natural resources
setting up a business, taking on financial risks in the hope of making money
poverty
capital goods
entrepreneurship
economy
the value of ALL goods and services of a country
GDP
literacy rate
human capital
standard of living
goods that are used in producing other goods
capital goods
GDP
standard of living
natural resources
the money and things available to you
GPD
standard of living
natural resources
poverty
minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature
entrepreneurship
capital goods
literacy rate
natural resources
This type of economy means that people grow their own food, make their own clothes, and do things like their ancestors did. Usually found in very poor countries.
Traditional
Command
Market
Mixed
In this type of economy the government makes ALL of the decisions.
Market
Mixed
Traditional
Command
This type of economy allows for citizens to own businesses, for competition between countries, and gives people the opportunity to choose what they want to buy.
Traditional
Mixed
Market
Command
This is the type of economy that ALL countries have in some degree or another.
Command
Mixed
Market
Traditional
A tax put on goods imported from other countries.
tariff
literacy rate
quota
GDP
A limit on the amount of a good that is imported
poverty
quota
tariff
economy
What are trade barriers?
Anything that slows down global trade.
Walls that keep out animals.
Places where you trade things.
I have no idea (wrong answer!)
government controlled by one person
autocracy
democracy
oligarchy
dictator
government controlled by "the people"
autocracy
democracy
oligarchy
monarch
ruler with total "power," usually gained by "force"
vote
legislature
democracy
dictator
government controlled by a "few" people
autocracy
oligarchy
democracy
monarch
monarch
bouncy ball
type of dog
king or queen
allowed to vote
people "elected" to make "laws"
monarch
vote
oligarchy
legislature
"cracy"
government
crazy
monarch
Hitler
"demo(s)"
dictator
few
people
hungry
"oli"
lazy
few
many
apple pie
the wealth and resources of a country
literacy rate
human capital
entrepreneurship
economy
If the GDP of a country is very high, what else is also probably very high?
poverty
coal
standard of living
literacy rate
Which economies were at either end of the "arrow" that we call the Economic Continuum.
Mixed and Traditional
Command and Mixed
Market and Command
imports and exports
Which country had the LOWEST "Overall" rating on the Index of Economic Freedom website that we looked at?
United States
Singapore
Australia
North Korea
Which countries have a PURE market economy?
USA, Canada, Great Britain, France
India, China, North Korea, Russia
Australia, Mexico, Egypt, Germany
no countries have a pure market economy
When one country refuses to trade with another country.
export
quota
embargo
market
Citizens vote directly for the leader of the country.
Presidential
Parliamentary
Leader is called President
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
Leader is called Prime Minister
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
Ruled by a dictator
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
Citizens are allowed to vote.
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
This is the type of democracy in the United States.
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
The type of democracy in Canada, Australia, and the UK.
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
The type of government in North Korea.
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
In this type of democracy, the legislature (Parliament) chooses the leader.
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
The leader is part of the legislature.
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
The leader is elected separately from the legislature and is NOT part of the legislature.
Presidential
Parliamentary
both
neither
Who was president of the United States before Donald Trump?
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
George H. W. Bush
Scott Morrison is the Prime Minister of which country?
Australia
United Kingdom
Japan
Canada
Which Prime Minister of the United Kingdom did some students say looked like Donald Trump?
Justin Trudeau
Boris Johnson
Kim Jong-Un
George Washington
Which of the following words could be used to describe Kim Jong-Un and North Korea? Choose the best 2 words.
Elected leader
autocracy
democracy
dictator
When will you be allowed to vote in elections in the United States?
When you own your own home.
When your mommy says you can.
When you have your own job.
When you turn 18.
True or False. Citizens of North Korea are allowed to vote for their leaders.
True
False
True of False. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is an absolute monarch with complete control over the government.
True
False
Which three countries below have a Parliamentary Democracy? Choose all 3.
United Kingdom
United States
Australia
Canada
Which is the correct website for the National Hurricane Center?
www.nhc.noaa.gov
www.hurricanes.com
www.abc.def.ghi.jkl.mno.pqr.stu.vwx.gov
www.welikerain.org
