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Economic Systems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If everyone who wants to work can can find a job, a country has:

a)

Inflation

b)

Economic Freedom

c)

Full Employment

d)

Employment Insurance

2.

In 1989, this Russian diplomat was amazed by the variety he found in a U.S. grocery store:

a)

Mikael Gorbachev

b)

Vladimir Putin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Boris Yeltsin

3.

This country is the least economically free country in the world, according to the 2020 economic freedom index:

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

North Korea

d)

Iran

4.

This man is known as the "father" of communism:

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

John Maynard Keynes

5.

In this political/social ideological system, all property is owned by everyone together.

a)

socialism

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

neoliberalism

6.

True or False: Prioritizing Economic Growth means that everyone's basic needs are provided for in a society.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In the U.S., individuals own & use the factors of production within the framework of the law--this means we have a:

a)

Command Economy

b)

Free Enterprise System

c)

Free Market Economy

d)

Socialist Dictatorship

8.

The most free country in the world according to the 2020 index of Economic Freedom:

a)

Hong Kong

b)

United States

c)

Canada

d)

Singapore

9.

In this type of economic system, custom & tradition decide what to produce:

a)

Customary

b)

Traditional

c)

Classical

d)

Command

10.

Virtually all modern economies really have a ________ economic system.

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Mixed

d)

Traditional

11.

What are the three fundamental questions all societies must answer when it comes to their economy?

a)

Who are we as a country? What are our goals? How will we attain these goals?

b)

What do we produce? How do we produce it? For whom do we produce it?

c)

What is the role of government? How do we grow our economy? How do we increase job security?

d)

How do we make sure resources are distributed fairly? Who holds decision-making power? What resources are the most important?

12.

"Making the most of society's resources" best describes:

a)

Economic Efficiency

b)

Economic Growth

c)

Economic Security

d)

Economic Freedom

13.

True of False: In a command economy, nobody tells producers or consumers what to do.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

This political/social ideology is synonymous with a Free Market economic system:

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Capitalism

15.

Karl Marx's communist views would be most closely aligned with which type of economic system?

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Mixed

16.

Which country in "the Americas" is the most free, according to the 2020 index of Economic Freedom?

a)

USA

b)

Chile

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

17.

Where did the U.S. rank on the 2020 index of Economic Freedom?

a)

2nd

b)

10th

c)

17th

d)

last

18.

This type of political/social system calls for property to be owned by society rather than individuals:

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Traditionalism

19.

"The way that society coordinates the production & consumption of goods and services" best describes a(n):

a)

Economic Ideology

b)

Economic System

c)

Economic Goal

d)

Economy

20.

"The fair & just distribution of society's wealth" best describes which economic goal?

a)

Economic Security

b)

Economic Growth

c)

Economic Justice

d)

Economic Equity