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Basics of Government and Economy

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People who are allowed to vote in an election because they have reached the age of suffrage

a)

Electorate

b)

Diplomacy

c)

Globalization

d)

Colonialism

2.

The ability to settle problems between nations without using force

a)

Colonialism

b)

Diplomacy

c)

Political Parties

d)

Electorate

3.

The term refers to nations where major social problems occur often, like famine or hunger, diseases, and low incomes

a)

Developing Nation

b)

Emerging Nation

c)

Colonialism

d)

Industrialization

4.

The country of Scranton has a population of 3 million, is an island surrounded by water, and has a confederate government with sovereignty

a)

This is a State

b)

This is not a State

5.

a government in which a few people such as a dominant clan or clique control

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

none of these

6.

it either has a king, queen, emperor, or empress. its passed down to heirs

a)

monarchy

b)

dictator

c)

oligarchy

d)

none of these

7.

has a democratic government that limits the monarchs control

a)

Traditional Monarchy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

8.

a government that recognizes god or a divine being the ultimate authority

a)

Junta

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Anarchy

9.

A Theocracy can be found in a

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

10.

elected leaders do the day to day work of governing the country: they consider the issues, work to find the solutions, pass laws, and stuff to keep the country going. although citizens have the ultimate power

a)

representative democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

none of these

11.

citizens are directly involved in the day to day work of governing the country.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

None of these

d)

Oligarchy

12.

a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of individual states

a)

Federal

b)

Unitary

c)

Confederate

d)

None of These

13.

A system of government in which the legislature selects the executive.

a)

Parliamentary System

b)

Presidential System

14.

A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition

a)

Facism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

All of These

15.

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

a)

Facism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

16.

Fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools

a)

Globalization

b)

Infrastructure

c)

Industrialization

d)

All of these

17.

an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses.

a)

Free Market

b)

Command

c)

Mixed Market

18.

system of resource allocation, commerce, and trade in which markets coexist with government intervention

a)

Free market

b)

Mixed Market

c)

Command

19.

an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.

a)

Free Market

b)

Mixed Market

c)

Command

20.

What does Capitalism entail?

a)

Free Enterprise

b)

Profit Motive

c)

Competition

d)

All of these

21.

Marx believed in

a)

Private Ownership of the Means of Production

b)

Dictatorship of the Proletariat

c)

Religion

d)

Profit Theory of Value

22.

How do Governments Make Money?

a)

Tax the population

b)

Go into business

c)

Borrow

d)

All of these

e)

None of these