WorksheetsEconomic Systems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following items is found in all economic systems:
Technology
Participants
Subsistence
Dollars
The most common medium of exchange in modern economic systems is
barter.
capital.
credit.
money.
One of the reasons that a country needs an economic system is because it
is independent of other nations.
has limited wants and needs.
has a limited supply of resources
has immigrants from several countries.
Which of the following types of economic systems adopts the fewest new ideas or improvements:
Command
Socialist command
Market
Traditional
The government controls the economic system and does not allow private ownership of the means of production and distribution in a ____ economy.
traditional
market
socialist command
communist command
Government owns the basic means of production, but there is some private ownership of businesses under
communism
capitalism
socialism
entrepreneurship
Individuals and businesses own the means of production and distribution with limited government regulation in a ____ economy.
market
tradional
socialist
communist
An example of a country that has a socialist command economy is
Japan
Sweden
China
North Korea
Which of the following cultures has a traditional economic system:
Amazon Rainforest communities
Villages in the Rocky Mountains
Rural areas in Denmark
The Republic of Cuba
A country that currently has a communist command economic system is
Japan.
Denmark.
North Korea.
India.
What type of economic system is used in the United States?
Market
Socialist Command
Traditional
Communist Command
The way in which an economic system answers the basic economic questions depends upon the country’s
supply.
government.
demand.
products.
In a traditional economic system, the question of what to produce is answered by producing
what the government chooses.
what consumers need and want.
what supply dictates.
what has always been produced.
In a communist command economy, who decides how the economic questions will be answered?
Businesses
Individuals
Government
A venture Team
In a socialist economic system, who tends to answer the question of how products will be produced?
Government and business
Government and individuals
Business and individuals
Tradition and government
What action do consumers take that determines what will be produced in a market economy?
Apply for jobs
Cast economic votes
Produce products
Comparison shop
Lack of economic growth is a major problem for ____ economic systems.
traditional
communist command
market
socialist command
Communist command economies are most likely to experience which of the following problems:
Shortage of capital investment
Surplus of consumer goods
Poor quality products
High income taxes
A major problem for individuals and private businesses in a socialist command economy is
a lack of competition.
taxes.
a shortage of consumer goods.
profit.
Which of the following is a potential problem in market economies:
No competition
Total government control
Production quotas for businesses
Financial loss
