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Economies and government types

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a command economy?

a)

A system based on custom and historical precedent.

b)

A system driven by private ownership of property & resources, competition, and profit motive. Consumer is king.

c)

Individuals and businesses are owners and decision makers for the private sector while the government is owner and decision maker for the public sector.

d)

A system run with central ownership (usually by government) of property and resources. The consumer gets what the government offers.

2.

What is a traditional economy?

a)

A system driven by private ownership of property & resources, competition, and profit motive. Consumer is king.

b)

A system based on custom and historical precedent.

c)

A system run with central ownership (usually by government) of property and resources. The consumer gets what the government offers.

d)

Individuals and businesses are owners and decision makers for the private sector while the government is owner and decision maker for the public sector.

3.

What is a mixed economy?

a)

Individuals and businesses are owners and decision makers for the private sector while the government is owner and decision maker for the public sector.

b)

A system driven by private ownership of property & resources, competition, and profit motive. Consumer is king.

c)

A system based on custom and historical precedent.

d)

A system run with central ownership (usually by government) of property and resources. The consumer gets what the government offers.

4.

What type of economy do we have in the U.S.?

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Free-Market

d)

Mixed

5.

Which type of economy has the most government involvement?

a)

Mixed

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Free-Market

6.

Which type of economy has the least government involvement?

a)

Free-Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

7.

What is a free-market economy?

a)

A system driven by private ownership of property & resources, competition, and profit motive. Consumer is king.

b)

A system run with central ownership (usually by government) of property and resources. The consumer gets what the government offers.

c)

Individuals and businesses are owners and decision makers for the private sector while the government is owner and decision maker for the public sector.

d)

A system based on custom and historical precedent.

8.

In which type of economy do people usually perform the same job as their parents, grandparents and children?

a)

Traditional

b)

Free-Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

9.

In which type of economy does the consumer have the most choice?

a)

Command

b)

Free-Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

10.

In which type of economy does the consumer have the least choice?

a)

Traditional

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Free-Market

11.

What type of government is it if the leader inherits his/her position?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

12.

What type of government is it if the ruler takes over by force?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

13.

Which type of government is being described? Today is the first Tuesday in November. Today is Election Day! Everyone who is over eighteen years old has the right to vote for the leader of his/her country.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

14.

Which type of government is being described? Mufasa, the king has died. Simba is the heir to the throne. Simba's wicked uncle plots to become the pride's new king.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

15.

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished any citizen that opposed him.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

16.

What type of government allows the citizens to vote in elections for its leaders?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

17.

What is a government?

a)

an organization that keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for a society

b)

adding territory to a country

c)

a society with a culture

d)

a system where people produce, sell and buy goods

18.

Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Representative Democracy

19.
Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
President
c)
Dictator
d)
Republic
20.

Example: Saddam Hussein from Iraq in the 1980s-2000s

a)

Supreme Leader

b)

Pope

c)

Dictator

d)

Monarch

21.
Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Republic
d)
Monarchy
22.
 Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Totalitarian
c)
Monarchy
d)
Liberty
23.

An economic and political system in which the government controls or owns all the businesses, farms, means of production, wages and prices

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Communism

24.

one person rules the country

a)

autocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

anarchy

d)

theocracy

25.

a king or queen with total control

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

any kind of monarchy

26.

a small group of people, often determined by social class

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

27.

the people directly vote on all issues

a)

representative democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

autocracy

d)

theocracy

28.

the people elect representatives that vote for them

a)

representative democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

anarchy

29.

the country is governed by a religious doctrine

a)

anarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

30.

THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT

a)

autocracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

anarchy