Worksheets7th Grade Pre-Test First Nine Weeks
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
In Rochelle's country, everybody over the age of twenty-one is eligible to vote on who they want to serve in the national legislature. The legislature then enacts laws to govern the country and appoints an executive. Based on this information, what conclusion can be drawn about the government of Rochelle's country?
It has an autocratic government.
It has a confederate government.
It has a democratic government.
It has an oligarchic government.
In Patrick's country the president is very powerful. There is a senate in which citizens are elected to serve, but it can only advise the president. The president makes all decisions and controls the civilian government and the military. Which answer choice correctly describes Patrick's country
It is a presidential democracy.
It has an oligarchic government.
It has an autocratic government.
It is a parliamentary democracy.
A US company wants to trade with a company in Japan. Which of the following is necessary for these two companies to engage in trade?
Each company must ask their government for permission to do business overseas.
Each company must pay for a government employee to monitor every stage of the process.
Each company needs to make a one-time payment to the government of the country in which they wish to trade.
Each company needs to use a bank that calculates the value of its currency of the other country.
This picture symbolizes an economic partnership between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. What does this picture represent?
the Allied Powers of World War I
the Grand Alliance of World War II
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
the North American Free Trade Agreement
What is the purpose of specialization?
to increase the efficiency of production
to increase the volume of production
to create a negative balance of trade
to create an economic barrier to trade
How do tariffs protect domestic producers?
by reducing the cost of domestic resources
by improving the efficiency of domestic production
by helping domestic producers access foreign markets
by increasing the price of foreign competitors' products
Why do countries need to have a system for exchanging currency with other nations?
to have a uniform value of currency so they can identify what the value of goods are
to know which countries' currency has the greatest value so they can buy goods at the lowest cost
to know the vale of their money compared to the value of other countries' money so they can trade goods
to have an international bank that converts the money of each country so countries can buy and sell goods.
What do some see as a negative consequence for the United States that was caused by entered the North American Free Trade Agreement?
Many Americans lost their jobs in agriculture.
The price of most consumer goods increased.
Many manufacturing jobs were outsourced to Mexico.
Trade between the United States and Europe declined.
Which barrier to trade blocks all trade between nations?
an embargo
a tariff
a quota
a sanction
What gives people an incentive to work and save in a market economy?
the desire for immediate satisfaction
the ability to own private property
the law of supply and demand
the government's regulations
How is citizen participation different in autocratic and democratic governments?
Citizen participation is greater in autocratic governments because citizens have the power to vote on important matters.
Citizen participation is greater in democratic governments because citizens have the power to vote on important matters.
Citizen participation is greater in autocratic governments because citizens are required by law to work for government.
Citizen participation is greater in democratic governments because citizens are required by law to work for government.
In Martin's country there is a clear separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of the government. Oftentimes the judiciary must step in to decide if one of the branches acted beyond its powers. Even though the executive is powerful, Martin feels well-represented because citizens can vote on who serves as embers of the legislature and who will be the executive. Based on this information, what conclusion can be drawn about Martin's country?
It is a presidential democracy.
It is a parliamentary democracy.
It is a constitutional monarchy
It is an absolute monarchy.
