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WorksheetsBASIC ECONOMICS for COOL KIDS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The study of how people and nations make choices about
using scarce resources to meet their needs and wants is known as ___.
POLITICS
FEDERALISM
FEUDALISM
ECONOMICS
A ___ system is an economic system in which the government has little to no involvement
traditional economic
command economic
free enterprise
mixed economic
What are the ___ of the free enterprise system
five pillars
four columns
five columns
four pillars
PILLAR #1: Businesses are run by individuals, not the national or state government.
COMPETITION
CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
PROFIT MOTIVE
All of the following are EXAMPLES of a private enterprise EXCEPT
Public Library
H-E-B
Disney
PILLAR #2: Private enterprises operate to earn a profit or money.
CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PROFIT MOTIVE
Goal of every company = ___ (money coming in) exceeds ___ (money going out), which equals ___.
expenses | income | profit
profit | income | expenses
income | expenses | profit
income | profit | expenses
PILLAR #3: There is more than one company performing a similar service or selling similar goods.
COMPETITION
CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Which economic system follows the patterns set by elders and ancestors?
command
free enterprise
mixed
traditional
Government ___ make sure businesses operate fairly and safely.
computations
salutations
operations
regulations
During the Progressive Era, the federal government passed laws that required ___ to meet basic safety standards to protect workers.
office buildings
grocery stores
factories
farms
PILLAR #4: Citizens have the opportunity to own their own property.
CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PROFIT MOTIVE
When only one company offers a good or service is known as a ___.
monotheism
monolithic
monopoly
monologue
In Texas, James Hogg created a(n) ___ to keep these companies from raising prices to ship goods and transport people.
Airline Commission
Railroad Commission
Busing Commission
Uber Commission
PILLAR #5: The customer has the power in the economy.
COMPETITION
CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
PROFIT MOTIVE
___ is a fancy word for "power".
Sovereignty
Sophisticate
Enterprise
Monopoly
Who decides what is produced and used in a command market economy?
local town councils
central government
workers' unions
business owners
In the video, which product was used as an example was used to illustrate the Law of Supply and Demand?
Disney movies
toilet paper
hand sanitizer
paper towels
The amount of a product/good available directly equals the amount of the product/good that people want to buy is known as the ___.
Law of the Jungle
Law of Supply and Demand
Law of Economic Consequences
Law and Order of Economics
Which economic system is practiced in the United States?
command
free enterprise
mixed
traditional
