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Level 1 - B

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the Broad Economic Social Goals is most closely associated with a Command economic system?

a)

Economic Growth

b)

Economic Freedom

c)

Economic Security

d)

All of these are correct

2.

Which of the Broad Economic Social Goals is most closely associated with a Free Enterprise (Market) economic system?

a)

Economic Freedom

b)

Economic Security

c)

Economic Equity

d)

All of the above

3.

Karl Marx believed that the surplus value of a good that is produced should go to whom?

a)

The Government

b)

The Worker

c)

The Business Owner

d)

The Consumer

4.

Adam Smith's theory that resources will automatically be pushed to their most productive use because of humans pursuit of self-interest is called...

a)

Labor Theory of Value

b)

Pursuit of Happiness

c)

Invisible Hand Theory

d)

Wealth of Nations Theory

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic economic questions?

a)

Where to produce?

b)

What to produce?

c)

How to produce?

d)

For whom to produce?

6.

Which Broad Economic Social Goal can be argued as being a priority for either a Command or a Market economic system?

a)

Economic Growth

b)

Economic Security

c)

Economic Freedom

d)

Economic Equity

e)

Economic Efficiency

7.

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a Socialist (Command) economic system?

a)

Resources are owned by individuals in the economy

b)

Resources are owned by the government

c)

Decisions about how to use resources is made by central planners

d)

Emphasis is placed on economic security and equity

8.

Which of the following characteristics is NOT one that would apply to a Market (Free Enterprise) economy?

a)

Individuals have freedom to start or run a business

b)

Decisions about how to use resources is made by the government

c)

Individuals own and control the factors of production

d)

Emphasis is placed on economic growth

9.

A public policy that increased the minimum wage for workers would most closely align with which type of economic system?

a)

Free Enterprise

b)

Socialist

c)

Market

d)

Traditional

e)

Capitalism

10.

A policy that enables high school students to go to a high school outside of their attendance boundary would most closely align with which economic system?

a)

Socialist

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Centrally Planned

11.

In a Command economic system, the incentive for workers is...

a)

To meet a production goal given by the government

b)

To meet a high quality standard

c)

To make a profit for the government

d)

To make a profit for the individual business

12.

A country most closely associated with a Socialist economic system today would be...

a)

Japan

b)

Brazil

c)

United States

d)

China

13.

A country most closely associated with a Capitalist economic system would be...

a)

North Korea

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Vietnam

14.

Governments produce public goods like roads and national defense because...

a)

Private companies would not be able to exclude those who did not pay for the good

b)

Private companies would charge too much

c)

Private companies don't know how to create these goods

d)

Most of the time, these goods are not needed

15.

Because of globalization, the world is really moving toward...

a)

Many individual economies

b)

One large economy

c)

Less connection between countries

d)

none of these are correct