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BASIC ECONOMICS for COOL KIDS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of how people and nations make choices about

using scarce resources to meet their needs and wants is known as ___.

a)

POLITICS

b)

FEDERALISM

c)

FEUDALISM

d)

ECONOMICS

2.

A ___ system is an economic system in which the government has little to no involvement

a)

traditional economic

b)

command economic

c)

free enterprise

d)

mixed economic

3.

What are the ___ of the free enterprise system

a)

five pillars

b)

four columns

c)

five columns

d)

four pillars

4.

PILLAR #1: Businesses are run by individuals, not the national or state government.

a)

COMPETITION

b)

CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY

c)

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

d)

PROFIT MOTIVE

5.

All of the following are EXAMPLES of a private enterprise EXCEPT

a)

Google

b)

Public Library

c)

H-E-B

d)

Disney

6.

PILLAR #2: Private enterprises operate to earn a profit or money.

a)

CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY

b)

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

c)

PRIVATE PROPERTY

d)

PROFIT MOTIVE

7.

Goal of every company = ___ (money coming in) exceeds ___ (money going out), which equals ___.

a)

expenses | income | profit

b)

profit | income | expenses

c)

income | expenses | profit

d)

income | profit | expenses

8.

PILLAR #3: There is more than one company performing a similar service or selling similar goods.

a)

COMPETITION

b)

CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY

c)

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

d)

PRIVATE PROPERTY

9.

Which economic system follows the patterns set by elders and ancestors?

a)

command

b)

free enterprise

c)

mixed

d)

traditional

10.

Government ___ make sure businesses operate fairly and safely.

a)

computations

b)

salutations

c)

operations

d)

regulations

11.

During the Progressive Era, the federal government passed laws that required ___ to meet basic safety standards to protect workers.

a)

office buildings

b)

grocery stores

c)

factories

d)

farms

12.

PILLAR #4: Citizens have the opportunity to own their own property.

a)

CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY

b)

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

c)

PRIVATE PROPERTY

d)

PROFIT MOTIVE

13.

When only one company offers a good or service is known as a ___.

a)

monotheism

b)

monolithic

c)

monopoly

d)

monologue

14.

In Texas, James Hogg created a(n) ___ to keep these companies from raising prices to ship goods and transport people.

a)

Airline Commission

b)

Railroad Commission

c)

Busing Commission

d)

Uber Commission

15.

PILLAR #5: The customer has the power in the economy.

a)

COMPETITION

b)

CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY

c)

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

d)

PROFIT MOTIVE

16.

___ is a fancy word for "power".

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Sophisticate

c)

Enterprise

d)

Monopoly

17.

Who decides what is produced and used in a command market economy?

a)

local town councils

b)

central government

c)

workers' unions

d)

business owners

18.

In the video, which product was used as an example was used to illustrate the Law of Supply and Demand?

a)

Disney movies

b)

toilet paper

c)

hand sanitizer

d)

paper towels

19.

The amount of a product/good available directly equals the amount of the product/good that people want to buy is known as the ___.

a)

Law of the Jungle

b)

Law of Supply and Demand

c)

Law of Economic Consequences

d)

Law and Order of Economics

20.

Which economic system is practiced in the United States?

a)

command

b)

free enterprise

c)

mixed

d)

traditional