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Economic Systems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following items is found in all economic systems:

a)

Technology

b)

Participants

c)

Subsistence

d)

Dollars

2.

The most common medium of exchange in modern economic systems is

a)

barter.

b)

capital.

c)

credit.

d)

money.

3.

One of the reasons that a country needs an economic system is because it

a)

is independent of other nations.

b)

has limited wants and needs.

c)

has a limited supply of resources

d)

has immigrants from several countries.

4.

Which of the following types of economic systems adopts the fewest new ideas or improvements:

a)

Command

b)

Socialist command

c)

Market

d)

Traditional

5.

The government controls the economic system and does not allow private ownership of the means of production and distribution in a ____ economy.

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

socialist command

d)

communist command

6.

Government owns the basic means of production, but there is some private ownership of businesses under

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

socialism

d)

entrepreneurship

7.

Individuals and businesses own the means of production and distribution with limited government regulation in a ____ economy.

a)

market

b)

tradional

c)

socialist

d)

communist

8.

An example of a country that has a socialist command economy is

a)

Japan

b)

Sweden

c)

China

d)

North Korea

9.

Which of the following cultures has a traditional economic system:

a)

Amazon Rainforest communities

b)

Villages in the Rocky Mountains

c)

Rural areas in Denmark

d)

The Republic of Cuba

10.

A country that currently has a communist command economic system is

a)

Japan.

b)

Denmark.

c)

North Korea.

d)

India.

11.

What type of economic system is used in the United States?

a)

Market

b)

Socialist Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Communist Command

12.

The way in which an economic system answers the basic economic questions depends upon the country’s

a)

supply.

b)

government.

c)

demand.

d)

products.

13.

In a traditional economic system, the question of what to produce is answered by producing

a)

what the government chooses.

b)

what consumers need and want.

c)

what supply dictates.

d)

what has always been produced.

14.

In a communist command economy, who decides how the economic questions will be answered?

a)

Businesses

b)

Individuals

c)

Government

d)

A venture Team

15.

In a socialist economic system, who tends to answer the question of how products will be produced?

a)

Government and business

b)

Government and individuals

c)

Business and individuals

d)

Tradition and government

16.

What action do consumers take that determines what will be produced in a market economy?

a)

Apply for jobs

b)

Cast economic votes

c)

Produce products

d)

Comparison shop

17.

Lack of economic growth is a major problem for ____ economic systems.

a)

traditional

b)

communist command

c)

market

d)

socialist command

18.

Communist command economies are most likely to experience which of the following problems:

a)

Shortage of capital investment

b)

Surplus of consumer goods

c)

Poor quality products

d)

High income taxes

19.

A major problem for individuals and private businesses in a socialist command economy is

a)

a lack of competition.

b)

taxes.

c)

a shortage of consumer goods.

d)

profit.

20.

Which of the following is a potential problem in market economies:

a)

No competition

b)

Total government control

c)

Production quotas for businesses

d)

Financial loss