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Economic Systems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

A country has a reputation of poor quality products. Which economic system is the country most likely operating under?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

2.

According to the law of diminishing returns, increasing a single system input:

a)

Always leads to larger and larger gains of output

b)

Always lead to smaller and smaller efficiency in output

c)

Eventually leads to smaller and smaller gains in output

d)

Eventually leads to larger and larger productivity

3.

The government limits harvesting of trees on government owned land. What basic question is being asked?

a)

What will be produced?

b)

How will it be produced?

c)

Who gets what is produced?

4.

What is a good measure of a country's productivity?

a)

Standard of living per capita

b)

Business investment rate

c)

Unemployment rate

d)

Gross Domestic Product per person

5.

If the time it takes a company to make its product increased from the previous year, then the company's productivity is:

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Not Changing

6.

Michael is worried that he might be laid off. Michael is most likely living in which type of economic system

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

7.

The government mandates that gasoline will contain 10% ethanol. What basic economic question?

a)

What will be produced

b)

How will it be produced

c)

Who gets what is produced

8.

An economic system is how society organizes itself to allocate limited resources in the ----------- of products.

a)

Production and distribution

b)

Production and consumption

c)

Consumption and Distribution

9.

Which of the following is an economic institute in the U.S?

a)

Consumers

b)

Banks

c)

Government

d)

Wholesalers

10.

What is the founding principle of the U.S economy?

a)

Free enterprise

b)

Hard work

c)

Saving Money

d)

Private property

11.

An economic system must answer how many basic economic questions?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

12.

Which economic system depends on the interaction of the buyer and seller?

a)

Tradtional

b)

Command

c)

Market

13.

A mixed economic system is made up of which of the following basic economic systems?

a)

Command and Market

b)

Traditional, Command and Market

c)

Traditional and Command

d)

Traditional and Market

14.

Which economic system is typically centered on the family or clan?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

15.

Winter is approaching, so a national hardware company sends its supply of snow shovels to its stores in the Northeast. What basic economic question is being addressed?

a)

What will be produced

b)

How will it be produced

c)

Who gets what is produced

16.

Mark blogs about the country he is visiting. He mentions that there appears to be full employment. Which economic system is this country most likely operating under?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

17.

What is the driving force of the U.S economy?

a)

Banks

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

Freedom of choice

d)

Government

18.

Which economic system is most likely to result in the most innovation

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

19.

Which economic system creates the highest standard of living for its citizens?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

20.

An increase in a country's productivity generally indicates a(n) ----------- in a country's standard of living.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

No change