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Types of economies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a type of economy?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Liberal

2.

True or False: A Traditional Economy answers the 3 basic economic questions.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True and False: A Traditional economy allows people to choose an occupation they are best at..

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A system in which society’s leaders make all economic decisions.

a)

Command Economies or Centrally planned economies

b)

Traditional economies

c)

Market economies

d)

Macro economics

5.

An economic system in which the government owns some of all of the factors of production.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Free Market

d)

Liberalism

6.

Similar to socialism but there is no political freedom and much more authoritarian

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Monarch

d)

Democracy

7.

Believed all of history is a struggle between classes; founded Socialism and Communism

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Milton Friedman

8.

Command economies lead to bad decisions by planners and ___________ workers.

a)

motivated

b)

hard working

c)

rich

d)

unmotivated

9.

Economic system based on private ownership of factors of production

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Traditional Economy

10.

The term Laissez Faire means _________

a)

“Help when you can”

b)

"More government needed”

c)

“Leave things alone”

d)

“Live and let live”

11.

When a buyer and seller agree to do business together.

a)

Exchange rate

b)

Freedom

c)

Voluntary exchange

d)

Profit

12.

To change from government to private

a)

Privatize

b)

Nationalize

c)

Mixed Economy

d)

Socialism

13.

Market where goods and services are bought.

a)

Factor Market

b)

Product Market

c)

Circular Cash Flow

d)

After Market

14.

Financial gain from a business transaction.

a)

Profit

b)

Loss

c)

Bankruptcy

d)

Dividend

15.

Market for production (Land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship).

a)

After Market

b)

Product Market

c)

Factor Market

d)

Circular Cash Flow

16.

What is the effort of 2 or more people, acting independently, to get the business of others by offering the best deal?

a)

Consumer sovereignty

b)

Competition

c)

Profit

d)

Specialization

17.

Consumers have ultimate control over what is produced refers to

a)

Consumer sovereignty

b)

Competition

c)

Profit

d)

Specialization

18.

What is a situation where people concentrate their efforts in the areas where they have an advantage?

a)

Consumer sovereignty

b)

Competition

c)

Profit

d)

Specialization

19.

What is the main motivation in a market economy?

a)

Environment

b)

Income Equality

c)

Social Justice

d)

Profit

20.

Economic system based on private ownership of the factors of production.

a)

Communism

b)

Captialism

c)

Socialism

d)

Bureaucracy