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WorksheetsUnit 3AB TEST Quizizz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The people of Europe speak many different languages. What is another reason Europeans have difficulty communicating with each other?
no cell phones
2 different alphabets
they do not want to communicate
because they have different religions
What have Europeans done to try to solve the problem of so many languages?
Outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people
Decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language
Made laws ensuring that English is the only language of the European Union
Required school children to learn one or two additional languages
Christianity's holy book
Tanakh (Torah)
Bible
Koran (Qur'an)
Islam's holy book
Tanakh (Torah)
Bible
Koran (Qur'an)
Judaism's holy book
Tanakh (Torah)
Bible
Koran (Qur'an)
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Judaism, Islam and Christianity?
monotheistic
belief in many gods
Abraham is the patriarch
originated in the Middle East
What religion has the largest number of followers in Europe?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
What is one way autocratic rulers come to power?
By voter election
By legislative election
military take-over
By representative appointment
What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?
voting
working
obeying laws
consuming goods
In which system of government do the people directly elect the leader of the government?
presidential democracy
communist
parliamentary democracy
dictatorship
Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?
The legislature consists of two houses.
There are usually two major political parties.
There are state as well as national governments.
The head of the government is a member of the legislature.
In the Russian Federation, which office do the people elect?
President
Prime minister
Public Chamber
Federation Council
Which part of government is responsible for making the laws in the United Kingdom?
Congress
Monarchy
Parliament
High Court
The United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia all have a bicameral legislature. What does that mean?
the law-making body has two houses
it has two executive leaders
the executive leader is a member of the legislature
there are two main political parties
Germany has a parliamentary democracy. What is the title for Germany’s head of government?
president
chancellor
monarch
prime minister
If you live in a tribe that depends on hunting and gathering to survive and things are done the same way they have been done for as long as people can remember, your economy would be described as _
traditional
market
command
mixed
The government where you live decides what products your country will produce, how they will be produced and for whom they will be produced. What type of economy does your country have?
traditional
market
command
mixed
Which of following best describes a market economy?
A person can start any legal business and charge any price.
The government provides food and housing to all workers.
The government provides services, such as telephones and television.
National businesses, such as airlines, are owned by the government.
In a traditional economic system people usually exchange goods or services rather than use money. Which of the following is an example of this exchange process?
charging goods on a credit card
bartering with a seller
paying for services by check
using currency to pay
Most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and command. What does this statement mean?
Most countries have a blend of market and command economies. Some are closer to pure command while others are closer to pure market.
Most countries have stores that continue to sell goods only to the government.
Most countries really have traditional economies where they do things they way that they always have.
Most countries have a pure command or pure market economy.
Which of the following explanations would reflect a country with a mixed economy (i.e., between a pure market and pure command)?
Prices and wages are solely regulated by a country’s government.
A combination of privately-owned industry and government control.
A country’s distribution of resources is based on inheritance.
Prices and wages are determined by the laws of supply and demand rather than being regulated by a country’s government.
What do the economic systems of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia have in common?
All are examples of pure market economies.
All are examples of mixed economies that are mostly market economies with some elements of command economies.
All are examples of mixed economies that are mostly command economies with some elements of market economies.
All are examples of pure command economies.
Brexit was a result of the 2016 referendum in the United Kingdom. What did a majority of British citizens vote to do?
to use the Euro as their national currency
to eliminate the need for passports to other European countries
to withdraw from the European Union
to only trade with European countries
Which type of government would most likely abolish all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders, and free speech?
republic
constitutional monarchy
autocratic
representative democracy
Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom are countries on which continent?
North America
Australia
Asia
Europe
