wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Economic Final Practice Part 2

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of GDP?

a)

The total dollar value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year

b)

The total number of goods produced in a country in a year

c)

The total value of exports in a country in a year

d)

The total value of imports in a country in a year

2.

Which is the largest component of GDP?

a)

Investment

b)

Government spending

c)

Consumption (consumer spending)

d)

Net export

3.

What do you need to be counted for GDP?

a)

Used goods

b)

Finished product (not parts)

c)

Underground economy

d)

Imported goods

4.

Which is the government granting tax breaks to corporations with the hopes of preserving jobs?

a)

Outsourcing

b)

Monopoly

c)

Corporate Welfare

d)

Labor Unions

5.

Which is the practice of moving jobs to other countries to reduce manufacturing costs?

a)

Outsourcing

b)

Monopoly

c)

Corporate Welfare

d)

Labor Unions

6.

Which is a market with only one supplier and no close substitutes?

a)

Wagner Act

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Monopoly

d)

Dawes Act

7.

Which is an organization of workers who seek better working conditions and wages?

a)

Absolute Advantage

b)

Labor Union

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Oligopoly

8.

How many dollars would be recorded in 1998 GDP?

a)

$18,400

b)

$100

c)

$527

d)

$240

9.

How many dollars would be recorded in 2000 GDP?

a)

$18,400

b)

$100

c)

$527

d)

$240

10.

How many dollars would be recorded in 2002 GDP?

a)

$18,400

b)

$100

c)

$527

d)

$240

11.

What was the inflation rate in the economy from 1990-2000?

a)

42.5%

b)

33.7%

c)

57.5%

d)

100%

12.

From 2000-2010 what was the increase in Nominal GDP?

a)

33,765

b)

24,650

c)

58,415

d)

30,850

13.

From 2000-2010 what was the increase in Real GDP?

a)

6,200

b)

24,650

c)

58,415

d)

30,850

14.

Between which years were there more goods produced?

a)

2000-2010

b)

1990-2000

c)

2010-2020

d)

2005-2015

15.

Why is there such a difference between Real and Nominal GDP from 2000-2010?

a)

Price component of 89.4%

b)

Increase in population

c)

Decrease in unemployment

d)

Technological advancements

16.

Between what years was inflation the highest?

a)

2011-2012

b)

2010-2011

c)

2009-2010

d)

2012-2013

17.

Between what years was inflation the lowest?

a)

2010-2011

b)

2011-2012

c)

2009-2010

d)

2012-2013

18.

Which year had the highest prices?

a)

2012

b)

2010

c)

2011

d)

2009

19.

Which year had the lowest prices?

a)

2010

b)

2012

c)

2011

d)

2009

20.

How does inflation affect your purchasing power?

a)

As prices rise your purchasing power decreases.

b)

As prices rise your purchasing power increases.

c)

As prices fall your purchasing power decreases.

d)

Inflation has no effect on purchasing power.

21.

Which is the law that gave workers the right to organize and collectively bargain?

a)

Wagner Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Absolute Advantage

d)

Comparative Advantage

22.

Which type of tax takes a greater percentage of income from low income earners? (ex. sales tax)

a)

Regressive

b)

Progressive

c)

Proportional

d)

Sync

23.

Which type of tax takes the same percentage from all income earners?

a)

Regressive

b)

Progressive

c)

Proportional

d)

Sync

24.

If you are 16 and filled out a job application, how would you be classified?

a)

Unemployed

b)

Employed

c)

Not Counted

d)

Discouraged worker

25.

If you are unable to find a job, so you quit looking until after the summer months, how would you be classified?

a)

Seasonal worker

b)

Unemployed

c)

Employed

d)

Discouraged worker

26.

As winter begins, most lifeguarding jobs are reduced. What type of unemployment is this?

a)

Seasonal

b)

Structural

c)

Cyclical

d)

Frictional

27.

Your work is shifting production overseas to a foreign country. What type of unemployment is this?

a)

Structural

b)

Seasonal

c)

Cyclical

d)

Frictional

28.

After Christmas, inventory is reduced. What type of unemployment is this?

a)

Seasonal

b)

Structural

c)

Cyclical

d)

Frictional

29.

Your position is being replaced by robots. What type of unemployment is this?

a)

Structural

b)

Seasonal

c)

Cyclical

d)

Frictional

30.

If you quit your job and move to Las Vegas to find better employment, what type of unemployment is this?

a)

Frictional

b)

Seasonal

c)

Cyclical

d)

Structural

31.

You lose your job as the economy is suffering from a recession. What type of unemployment is this?

a)

Cyclical

b)

Seasonal

c)

Structural

d)

Frictional

32.

You just graduated High School and are filling out job applications. What type of unemployment is this?

a)

Seasonal

b)

Structural

c)

Cyclical

d)

Frictional

33.

How many people in Tonawanda would be considered unemployed?

a)

250

b)

450

c)

13,500

d)

100

34.

How many people make up Tonawanda's workforce?

a)

22,700

b)

13,950

c)

13,500

d)

250

35.

How many people are considered 'discouraged workers'?

a)

450

b)

100

c)

250

d)

13,500

36.

What phase of the business cycle is characterized by the highest prices and lowest unemployment?

a)

Expansion

b)

Peak

c)

Contraction

d)

Trough

37.

What is the relationship between inflation and unemployment?

a)

Direct relation, both go up together

b)

Inverse relation, one is up other is down

c)

No relation

d)

Both remain constant

38.

Which group is in control of and regulates our currency and banking system?

a)

Taxes and government spending

b)

Medium of exchange, store of value, measure of value

c)

Federal Reserve

d)

Discount rate, Reserve requirement, Open Market Operations

39.

Which tax takes a greater percentage of money from high income earners (ex. income tax)?

a)

Progressive Tax

b)

Sin Tax

c)

Proportional Tax

d)

Regressive Tax

40.

Which federal entitlement program provides monthly payments to people who are retired?

a)

Medicaid

b)

Medicare

c)

Welfare

d)

Social Security

41.

If the economy were in a recession, what would the government do with taxes?

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

42.

If the Economy were in a recession, what would the government do with government spending?

a)

Lower

b)

Raise

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

43.

If the economy were in a recession, what would the Federal Reserve do with the reserve requirement?

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

44.

If the economy were in a recession, what would the Federal Reserve do with the discount rate?

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

45.

If the economy were in a recession, what would the Federal Reserve do with open market operations?

a)

Sell Bonds

b)

Buy Bonds

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

46.

If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the government do with taxes?

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

47.

If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the government do with government spending?

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

48.

If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the Federal Reserve do with the reserve requirement?

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

49.

If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the Federal Reserve do with the discount rate?

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

50.

If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the Federal Reserve do with open market operations?

a)

Sell Bonds

b)

Buy Bonds

c)

Keep the same

d)

Eliminate

51.

An example of the ability-to-pay principle of taxation is:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

Thruway tolls

52.

An item provided by the government that they believe would be good for culture and the arts is a:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

Thruway tolls

53.

A good provided by the government that can equally be utilized by all people in a country is a:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

Public Good

54.

An example of the benefits-received principle of taxation is:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

Thruway tolls

55.

The most dependable tool of fiscal policy is:

a)

Automatic Stabilizers

b)

Merit Goods

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

Thruway tolls

56.

The total borrowing of the federal government over the years is called:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

National Debt

57.

When the amount of spending exceeds the amount of taxes collected for a single year, it is called:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

National Debt

58.

The largest portion of government spending is on:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

Entitlement programs (ss & medicare)

59.

This type of tax claims those who are most able to, have the money, should pay the taxes:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

Ability-to-pay principle

60.

This type of tax claims those who use a good or service should pay the taxes:

a)

Merit Good

b)

Income Tax

c)

Budget Deficit

d)

Benefits-received principle

61.

If a news headline says, "3 months of consecutive job losses is impacting consumer confidence."

Where on the business cycle is the current economy?

a)

Peak

b)

Contraction/Recession

c)

Trough

d)

Expansion/Growth/Recovery

62.

Which of the following is an expansion, or recovery?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

63.

Which of the following is a recession, or contraction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

64.
Goods from a foreign country brought into a country for use or sale.
a)
Need
b)
Supply
c)
Demand
d)
Import
65.
Goods and services sold by producers in one country to buyers in another country.
a)
Exports
b)
Imports
c)
Consumer
d)
Demand
66.
A nation has this type advantage when it can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another person or nation.
a)
Absolute Advantage
b)
Comparative Advantage
c)
Complete Advantage
d)
Controlling Advantage
67.

Interest rates are increasing, inflation is increasing, unemployment is falling and consumer confidence is strong. What point of the economic cycle is this economy experiencing?

a)

Economic recession

b)

economic expansion

c)

economic contraction

d)

economic stagnation

68.
According to the document, which tax structure is in effect?
a)
Regressive
b)
Progressive
c)
Proportionate
69.

Total of all the nation's borrowing to finance deficits

a)

Federal Income Tax

b)

Revenue

c)

National Debt

d)

Budget

70.
A tax meant to discourage certain types of activities is called a....
a)
disincentive tax
b)
proportional tax
c)
sin tax
d)
tarriff
71.
What are Taxes?
a)
A Sum of money that the Federal government pays its citizens for good behavior.
b)
A Sum of Money that the State Mandates its Businesses pay in order to support the cleaning of their parking lot. 
c)
A Sum of Money that the Federal Government charges its citizens to clean up their messes. 
d)
A sum of money that the State or Federal Government mandates its citizens pay in order to support the government itself and all of its services. 
72.
Influencing the economy by changing the reserve requirement is called:
a)
Fiscal policy
b)
Monetary policy
c)
Tight Money
d)
Easy Money
73.
The primary role of the Federal Reserve Bank is to steer the economy by
a)
controlling the budget
b)
setting spending levels.
c)
controlling the money supply.
d)
loaning out money.
74.
In a recession, the Fed would likely
a)
Increase the supply of money in the economy
b)
Decrease the supply of the money in the economy
75.
If the economy is expanding too quickly, the Federal Reserve will institute which type of monetary policy?
a)
Expansionary
b)
Contractionary
c)
Equanimitous
d)
Whole Dollar
76.
The interest rate the Fed charges commercial banks for loans
a)
Fed Fund Rate
b)
Reserve Requirement Rate
c)
Discount Rate
d)
I.O.U Rate
77.

If operators are fired and replaced with computer technology, the operators would be considered

a)

frictionally unemployed

b)

structurally unemployed

c)

cyclically unemployed

d)

dissatisfiededly unemployed dissatisfiededly unemployed

78.
The total dollar value of all final goods and services produced within the country’s border in a given year.  This measure includes inflation.
a)
Gross National Product (GNP)
b)
Gross Income Measure (GIM)
c)
Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
79.
Period of economic expansion followed by a period of economic contraction.
a)
peak
b)
business cycle
c)
expansion
d)
recession
80.

a period of significant decline in the economy usually lasting longer than 6 months

a)
Business Cycles
b)
Recession
c)
Depression
d)
Inflation
81.
the federal government's use of taxing and spending policies to help stabilize the economy
a)
National Debt
b)
Budget
c)
Economic Indicators
d)
Fiscal Policy
82.
What is Inflation?
a)
Inflation is a decrease in the general level of prices
b)
Inflation is an increase in the general level of prices 
c)
Inflation is a number that that compares prices in one year with prices with some earlier base year
d)
Inflation is measured in percentage rates that helps people
83.
How can we measure inflation?
a)
Money Supply
b)
Federal Reserve
c)
Interest Rates
d)
Consumer Price index
84.

when people change jobs or enter the workforce

a)

Seasonal Unemployment

b)

Cyclical Unemployment

c)

Frictional Unemployment

d)

Structural Unemployment

85.

Sally has stopped looking for a job after 6 months of being laid off. She is considered..

a)

Seasonally Unemployed

b)

Frictionally Unemployed

c)

A Discouraged Worker

d)

Under Employed