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N. Am Gov't & Eco

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are the 3 main economic systems?

a)

Free Enterprise

b)

Command Economy

c)

Demand Economy

d)

Agriculture Economy

e)

Mixed Economy

2.

Why might taxes be higher in a socialist economy?

a)

to punish the citizens

b)

to provide public services to citizens

c)

to control the citizens

3.

Why are products often poorly manufactured in command economies?

a)

lack of competition because of fewer manufacturers

b)

cost of living is too expensive

c)

the government forced lower qualities for its citizens

4.

Under free enterprise, one of the effects of 'private ownership' is ...

a)

the government is able to take control of resources needed for private companies

b)

low profits because of high government taxes

c)

many choices of high quality products

5.

Which of the following is evidence of a country's shift from agricultural to industrial? (select 2)

a)

more free land in rural areas

b)

larges populations moving from rural to urban areas

c)

availability of jobs in large cities

d)

better education opportunities in conservative areas

6.

The ___ became the leader in the world amongst non-communist countries after World War One.

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Prussia

d)

United States of America

7.

Which term best describes this image?

a)

rural

b)

urban

c)

domestic

d)

suburb

8.

Which term best describes this image?

a)

rural

b)

urban

c)

domestic

d)

suburb

9.

Which term best describes this image?

a)

domestic

b)

urban

c)

rural

d)

suburb

10.

Exports are ___.

a)

goods sold to another country

b)

goods bought from another country

c)

goods owed to another country

11.

Which of the following is an example of exporting?

a)

Texas sends beef from the Longhorn all of the USA and to other countries.

b)

Canada buys oil industry investors

c)

Online shoppers can order items from anywhere around the world

12.

Which of the following is an effect of a Recession?

a)

better job opportunities

b)

increased unemployment rate

c)

education and training for new industries

13.

One of the benefits of NAFTA is ___.

a)

increased taxes on Canadian trade items

b)

reduced taxes between Canadian-US-Mexican trade items

c)

decreased taxes for all people living on the North American continent

14.

A tax on imported goods is known as __.

a)

unfair

b)

a surcharge

c)

duty-free

d)

a tariff

15.

Identify the 3 branches of the US government.

a)

Congress

b)

Legislative

c)

Bicameral

d)

Executive

e)

Judicial