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ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The economic system of communist countries is most closely related to which of the following:

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

2.

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic questions that all economic systems must answer:

a)

What to produce

b)

How to produce

c)

How much to produce

d)

For whom to produce

3.

In a command economy, economic decisions are made by the

a)

Consumers

b)

market

c)

government

d)

producers

4.

Who owns the resources in a command economy?

a)

the government

b)

no one

c)

individuals

d)

private business

5.

How are goods and services exchanged in a traditional economy?

a)

through prices and wages

b)

through government regulation

c)

through bartering

d)

through shortages and surpluses

6.

Which of the following BEST describes a market system?

a)

The government provides services, such as telephones and television.

b)

A person can start any legal business and charge any price.

c)

The government provides food and housing to all workers.

d)

Businesses are owned by the government.

7.

This is an economic system where people follow the occupation of their ancestors:

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Mixed

d)

Traditional

8.

A market economy is very different from a command economic system or a traditional system. Which of the following is found in a market economy?

a)

Free labor

b)

Competition between businesses

c)

Government control of industry

d)

Government control of agriculture

9.

An economic system that allows individuals to start businesses, but still has government regulations is

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

10.

Most democratic countries today have which economic system?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

11.
What type of economic system allows the government to decide what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Command
d)
Traditional
12.
The four types of economic systems are: 
a)
Traditional, Command, Mixed, & Market
b)
Traditional, Command, Combined, & Market
c)
Communism, Capitalism, Free Market, and Macroeconomics
d)
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Individual, and Traditional.
13.
What type of economic system is based on customs and beliefs?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Traditional
d)
command
14.
What are the 3 economic questions?
a)
What to produce? How To Produce? For whom to produce?
b)
Who to produce? Why you produce? Like to produce?
c)
Why to produce? Tell who to produce? Things to produce?
d)
What to produce? How to produce? When to produce?
15.
What type of economy do most countries in the world have?
a)
Market economy
b)
Command economy
c)
Traditional economy
d)
Mixed economy
16.

There are four types of economic systems. Most economies are _____.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

17.

Oil, natural gas, and coal

a)

human resources

b)

natural resources

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

capital resources

18.
If my government is selling me bread for $5 a loaf, and I have no choice but to buy that type of bread, I live in a _____ economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Market 
c)
Command 
d)
Mixed
19.
In this type of economy, the individual decides who to sell their products to.  
a)
Traditional 
b)
Mixed 
c)
Market
d)
Command
20.

A _________ economy is a market-based system in which the government is involved to some extent.

a)

Traditional

b)

Planned/command

c)

Mixed

d)

Free Market

21.
Who or what answers the basic economic questions in a mixed economy?
a)
Individuals and Businesses
b)
Government
c)
Custom
d)
Individuals, Businesses, and Government
22.
Who or what answers the basic economic questions in a command economy?
a)
Individuals and Businesses
b)
Government
c)
Custom
d)
Individuals, Businesses, and Government
23.
Who or what answers the basic economic questions in a free market economy?
a)
Individuals and Businesses
b)
Government
c)
Custom
d)
Individuals, Businesses, and Government