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Economics Ch 2 Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 types of economies? (click all that apply)

a)

Command

b)

Efficiency

c)

Traditional

d)

Market

2.

Match the Economic Goals people in the US share:

a)

Economic FREEDOM

1.

Your choice of job, how you spend your $

b)

Economic EFFICIENCY

2.

best use of scarce resources

c)

Economic EQUITY

3.

equal pay for equal work

d)

Economic SECURITY

4.

protection from economic disasters

3.

Match the Economic Goals people in the US share:

a)

Full Employment

1.

as many jobs as possible

b)

Price Stability

2.

Prices won't go up over night

c)

Economic GROWTH

3.

You will be better off tomorrow

4.

What does Laissez Faire mean?

a)

Active, hands on

b)

Hands off, let it be

c)

Group work

5.

Minimum wage is...

a)

lowest legal amount allowed to be paid per hour

b)

highest legal amount allowed to be paid per hour

c)

the lowest amount of hours you can work per week

6.

Profit means...

a)

How much you provide people help in their jobs

b)

how much you make before taxes

c)

a financial gain (how much persons or organizations make)

7.

Social Security is a federal program to aid the...

a)

Unemployed

b)

Illegal Immigrants

c)

Disabled and Retired

8.

The most important goal to someone on a fixed income would be...

a)

Price Stability

(does not increase, even though prices go up)

b)

Full employment

(working 40+ hours/week)

c)

Future Goals

(what you want to do in the future)

9.

A rise in the general level of prices is called:

a)

Deflation

b)

Inflation

c)

Expansion

10.

What are three basic needs of any society?

a)

Food

b)

Clothing

c)

Technology

d)

Shelter

11.

Americans use goods and services from _________ geographic areas

a)

All

b)

Few

c)

Most

12.

The struggle among sellers to attract consumers while lowering prices is called...

a)

Competition

b)

Inflation

c)

Fixed income

13.

Which statement best describes Consumer Sovereignty?

a)

Buyer beware

b)

The Customer is always right

c)

No good deed goes unpunished

14.

The Amish Society near us in Mineral Point is an example of a __________ economy:

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

15.

Bill Gates founded what company?

a)

Subway

b)

Mary Kay Cosmetics

c)

Microsoft

16.

What part of the government is responsible for defense in the US?

a)

National

b)

Local

c)

State

17.

In a market economy who has a voice in the way the economy runs?

a)

Workers

b)

Entrepreneurs

c)

Everyone

18.

Who is considered the father of communism?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Adolph Hitler

19.

In a traditional economy everyone...

a)

Works for the government

b)

Does what their parents did for a living

c)

Can do whatever they want

20.

Match the following people:

a)

Tony Hawk

1.

best skateboarder in the world at age 16

b)

Bill Gates

2.

founded Microsoft

c)

Karl Marx

3.

father of communism

d)

Mary Kay Ash

4.

Founded cosmetic (makeup) company

e)

Arthur Blank

5.

co-founder of the Home Depot