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1.

What are economics systems?

a)
Economic systems are the structure and organization of an economy, including the allocation of resources and distribution of goods and services.
b)
Economic systems are the study of weather patterns and climate change
c)
Economic systems are the different types of musical instruments used in an orchestra
d)
Economic systems are the methods of cooking and preparing food
2.

What is a command economy?

a)
An economic system in which decisions about the production and distribution of goods and services are made by a council of experts.
b)
An economic system in which the government has no control over the production and distribution of goods and services.
c)
An economic system in which the government makes all decisions about the production and distribution of goods and services.
d)
An economic system in which individuals make all decisions about the production and distribution of goods and services.
3.

Economics is the study of how ______________, _________________, and ___________________ use their scarce or limited resources.

a)

People

b)

government

c)

nations

d)

businesses

4.

What are the 4 factors of production?

a)

Natural resources

b)

capital

c)

Air

d)

labor

e)

entrepreneurs

5.

What is the difference between wants and needs?

(a)  

6.

What is specialization?

a)

resources to produce a single or few kinds of goods/services

b)

amount of goods/services produced by a worker or business in a given time frame

c)

Not enough of a certain resource to satisfy persons wants or needs

d)

Workers

7.

What are the types of economics systems?

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

e)

Government

8.

What is a mixed economic system?

a)

both individuals and government make decisions

b)

completed run by the government

c)

Individuals make the decisions

d)

Corporations make the decisions

9.

Russia after World War II was which type of government?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

10.

Tools and machines, a person or a business uses to produce goods and services is called _________?

a)

Capital

b)

Scarcity

c)

Specialization

d)

Opportunity Cost

11.

A _____________________ buys and use goods and services.

a)

Consumer

b)

Seller

c)

Profits

d)

Standard of living

12.

When people make and distribute goods as their ancestors did, what type of economic system is it?

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Mixed

d)

Market

13.

In a pure market system, who controls production?

a)

Government

b)

Businesses

c)

Individuals

14.

When a central authority has control over the production and consumption decisions in an economy is called ____________?

a)

Allocation Strategies

b)

Government Regulation

c)

Economic Systems

d)

Opportunity Cost

15.

Ability of individuals and businesses in an economy to buy, sell, and hold property as they wish without fear of government interference or seizure.

a)

Private Ownership

b)

Consumer Sovereignty

16.

WHAT IS LABOR?

a)

work people do for pay to produce good and services

b)

actions people do for other people

c)

any physical object

d)

The money people get for inheritance

17.

WHAT ARE THE 4 FACTORS OF PRODUCTION?

a)

Land, Capital, Need & Want

b)

Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurs

c)

Water, Air, Food & Shelter

d)

Land, Capital, Good & Service

18.

_______________ IS KNOWN AS THE NATURAL RESOURCES USED TO PRODUCE GOODS AND SERVICES

a)

Entrepreneurs

b)

Capital

c)

Labor

d)

Land

19.

Which of the factors of production is this?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

20.

Steve Jobs the founder of Apple is holding up an I-phone. What is another name for someone who starts a business?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

21.

Which factor of production is this?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

22.
Which factor of production would you consider a lawn mower?
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Capital
d)
Entrepreneur
23.

Machinery

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Physical capital

d)

Human capital

e)

Entrepreneurship

24.

Iron Ore

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Physical capital

d)

Human capital

e)

Entrepreneuership

25.
What are the three economic questions?
a)
What to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce?
b)
Who to produce? Why you produce? Like to produce?
c)
Why to produce? Tell who to produce? Things to produce?
26.

Businesses provide government with...

a)

taxes

b)

sales

c)

private goods & services

d)

interest

27.

In terms of resources, what do households provide for businesses?

a)

loans

b)

savings

c)

labor

d)

private goods

28.

What are the four main parts of the circular flow diagram?

a)

Product Market, Stock Market, Factor Market, Fish Market

b)

Product Market, House Market, Factor Market, Good Market

c)

Factor Market, Product Market, Households, Businesses

d)

Factor Market, households, Stock Market, super market

29.

Where are factors of production (land, labor, etc) exchanged in the circular flow model?

a)

Resource Market

b)

Product Market

c)

Firms

d)

Individuals

30.

Where do factors of production (land, labor, etc) come from in the circular flow model?

a)

Factor Market

b)

Product Market

c)

Firms

d)

Individuals

31.

Someone buys a car in exchange for a large amount of money. They have completed an exchange in which part of the circuclar flow model?

a)

Product Market

b)

Factor Market

c)

Firms

d)

Individuals

32.

Money exchanged between an individual and a store for a good or service.

a)

Revenue

b)

Wages

c)

Rent

d)

Donation

33.

Public sector is

a)

all businesses and individuals participating in the economic system

b)

all government programs

c)

all local businesses

d)

all corporations

34.

When the demand curve shifts to the left, this suggests demand has

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

Quantity demanded has increased

d)

Quantity demanded has decreased

35.

When the demand curve has shifted to the right, this suggests demand has

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

quantity demanded has increased

d)

quantity demanded has increased

36.

When price increases, quantity demanded

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

supply would decreases, not quantity supplied

d)

supply would increase, not quantity supplied

37.

What determines the prices of goods and services?

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Supply and demand

d)

Goods

38.

What exists when quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded?

a)

Surplus

b)

Shortage

c)

Overflow

d)

Mass outrage

39.

A market is said to be in equilibrium when

a)

when demand is higher than the supply

b)

when demand is lower than the supply

c)

when the demand and supply quantities are equal

d)

when the supply is doubled the demand

40.

Kanye West's new shoe the Yeezy Boost sold out in stores. This is an example of...

a)

shortage

b)

surplus

c)

equilibrium

d)

supply

41.

Defined as: the performance of a duty or work for another person

a)

good

b)

service

c)

export

d)

import

42.

Defined as: the act, process or business of buying, selling or exchanging goods and services

a)

embargo

b)

trade

c)

tariff

d)

quota

43.

What does this curve represent?

a)

demand

b)

supply

c)

equilibrium

d)

shortage

44.

What does this curve represent?

a)

supply

b)

equilibrium

c)

demand

d)

surplus

45.

A place where buyers and sellers of a particular good or service interact

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Agency

d)

Market

46.
A form of business organization with two or more owners who share the risks and the profits - 
a)
proprietorship
b)
corporation
c)
wholesale
d)
partnership
47.
A form of business organization that is authorized to act as a legal entity regardless of the number of owners. 
a)
corporation 
b)
proprietorship
c)
partnership
d)
distributor
48.

What kind of business is BEST described by these statements?

I am the only owner of my business.

I take all the risks of doing business.

I keep all the profits.

a)

sole proprietorship

b)

corporation

c)

partnership

d)

cooperative

49.
Advantages of this type of business include: selling stock to raise money, limited liability.
a)
Sole Proprietorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
50.
Disadvantages of this type of business include: company is taxed on profits, regulated by the government, and hard to start.
a)
Sole Proprietorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
51.
Nike, Google and Apple are examples of.....
a)
Sole Proprietorships
b)
Partnerships
c)
Corporations
d)
Franchises
52.
Law firms and doctor's offices are examples of.....
a)
Sole Proprietorships
b)
Partnerships
c)
Corporations
d)
Franchises
53.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of corporations:
a)
High taxes
b)
Unlimited life
c)
Unlimited liability
d)
financial power
54.
An industry that is dominated by a few large firms is 
a)
monopolistic competition.
b)
a monopoly.
c)
perfect competition.
d)
an oligopoly.
55.
Businesses can "Collude" or work together to set prices
a)
Oligopoly
b)
Monopoly
c)
Perfect Competition
56.

Which of the following industries is an example of a monopoly?

a)

utilities/water

b)

department stores

c)

auto industry

d)

commercial airlines

57.
In which market structure is there the MOST competition?
a)
Monopoly
b)
Oligopoly
c)
Monopolistic Competition
d)
Perfect Competition
58.

In a Perfect Competition, products are basically..

a)

differentiated

b)

identical

c)

similar

d)

opposite

59.
Max is studying for his spelling test.  Unfortunately, his favorite TV program is on right now.  If he studies for the test, he will miss watching the show.  Max decides to study for his test instead of watching TV.  What is the opportunity cost of his decision?
a)
studying for a test
b)
watching TV 
60.
What is opportunity cost?
a)
your choice
b)
what you give up to make a choice
61.
What is scarcity? 
a)
Having too many resources 
b)
Not  having enough resources 
62.

The economic problem is that

a)

resources are limited and wants are limited.

b)

resources are unlimited and wants are limited.

c)

resources are limited and wants are unlimited.

d)

resources are unlimited and wants are unlimited.

63.
Economics is the study of how
a)
gov't allocates scare resources to satisfy people's unlimited wants.
b)
gov't supplies money to businesses to produce goods & services.
c)
people use their scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.
d)
businesses supply unlimited goods & services with limited resources.
64.

These are the things we desire to have.

a)

Wants

b)

Goals

c)

Opportunity Costs

65.

When "wants are greater than the resources available to satisfy them," it is called...

a)

Scarcity

b)

Needs

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

None of these answers

66.
I decided to attend a specialty high school that offered experience in fixing cars so I could be an auto mechanic when I get older.  I’ve wanted to be one since I was a little kid.
a)
security
b)
equity
c)
stability
d)
freedom
67.

Adam Smith encourages a market economy to limit the role of the government, because when the government interferes in the economy there is a negative impact on

a)

consumers only

b)

producers only

c)

growth

d)

public support for the government

68.

Adam Smith describes the benefits to all through our selfish or self-interested actions. He calls it

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

the invisible hand

c)

market efficiency

d)

self-determination

69.

What kind of monopoly does the granting of patents encourage?

a)

Natural Monopoly

b)

Technological Monopoly

c)

Government Monopoly

d)

Mr. Wonderful's Monopoly

70.

Which piece of legislation outlawed price discrimination?

a)

The Sherman Act

b)

The Federal Trade Commission Act

c)

The Morrisey Act

d)

The Clayton Antitrust Act

71.

How does the government break up and prevent monopolies?

a)

Increased Taxes

b)

Antitrust legislation and regulation

c)

Deregulation

d)

Laissez-faire

72.

Market Economy

a)

System in which economic decisions are made by tradition and customes

b)

System in which economic decisions are made by the government

c)

System in which economic decisions are made by supply and demand

73.

Traditional Economy

a)

economic decisions are made by tradition and customs

b)

economic decisions are made by supply and demand

c)

economic decisions are made by the government

74.

Command Economy

a)

economic decisions are made by the government

b)

economic decisions are made by supply and demand

c)

economic decisions are made by tradition and customs

75.

Examples of Command Economy

a)

China, North Korea, Russia

b)

UK, US, Hong Kong

c)

Brazil, Australia

76.

Examples of Market Economy

a)

US, UK, Hong Kong

b)

China, North Korea, Russia

c)

Syria, Saudi Arabia

77.

Scarcity

a)

a lot of something

b)

not enough of something

c)

to be afraid

78.

economy

a)

the flow of wealth, goods, and services in a country

b)

not enough of something needed

c)

type of government system

79.

Examples of Traditional Economy, more than one correct

a)

Maasia cattle traders in Africa

b)

US and Canada

c)

Mexico and France

d)

Eskimo fur traders in Alaska

80.

Producers and consumers determine how to use resources and make goods based on supply and demand in the market, without government interference.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Traditional Economy

c)

Command Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

81.

People use the resources they have to make only what they need to survive.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Traditional Economy

c)

Command Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

82.
Most countries in the world have a ___________________ economy.
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Mixed
d)
Market
83.
Sam loves science and wants to become a doctor but he is learning how to make clay bricks like his father and grandfather.
a)
Free Market
b)
Traditional
c)
Mixed
d)
Command
84.

Which economic system is based on customs and beliefs, people will do the same work as their parents, and the exchange of goods is through bartering (no money)?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

85.

Which economic system does the government make all economic decisions and owns most of the property - it is sometimes called communism?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

86.

Which economic system are all resources privately owned and the producers and consumers answer the three economic questions?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

87.

Which type of economic system is it when the market decides what needs to be produced, private businesses decide how to produce, and consumers decide what they are willing to pay for goods?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

88.

A country that has aspects of a market economy plus a command economy is called a

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Mixed Economy

d)

Traditional Economy

89.
The four types of economic systems are: 
a)
Traditional, Command, Mixed, & Market
b)
Traditional, Command, Combined, & Market
c)
Communism, Capitalism, Free Market, and Macroeconomics
d)
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Individual, and Traditional.
90.
In the economy of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert the people follow the examples of their ancestors.  This is what kind of economy? 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Market 
c)
Command 
d)
Centrally planned 
91.

A tax on imports

a)

tariff

b)

import tax

c)

supply

d)

embargo

92.

any activity which slows or outright blocks the free exchange of goods and services

a)

sanctions

b)

tariff

c)

trade barriers

d)

sovereign

93.

"Free Market" and "Capitalism" are two other names for what economic system?

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

94.

Economic equity is the ________ with which an economy distributes its resources and wealth.

a)

traditions

b)

fairness

c)

unfairness

d)

all of these

95.

Economies try to answer these fundamental economic questions:

a)

What goods and services are to be produced?

b)

How are goods and services to be produced?

c)

For whom are goods and services to be produced?

d)

all of these

96.

In a ___________ economy, decisions about production and consumption are made by the government.

a)

market

b)

mixed

c)

command

d)

free enterprise system

97.

_____________ equity involves the fair and just distribution of society's wealth?

a)

Economic

b)

Educational

c)

Scholastic

d)

Societal

98.

A _________ economy is an economic system in which economic decisions are left up to individual producers and consumers.

a)

Mixed

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Market

99.

An economic system in which both the government and individuals play important roles in production and consumption is a ____________ economy.

a)

mixed

b)

market

c)

command

d)

traditional

100.

Economic _____________ is the ability to make our own economic decisions without interference from the government.

a)

freedom

b)

constraint

c)

opportunites

d)

dead end

101.

The highest goals of a market economy are economic freedom and ___________.

a)

efficiency

b)

inefficiency

c)

instability

d)

all of these

102.

The United States is an example of which type of economic system?

a)

Command economy

b)

Traditional economy

c)

Free market economy

d)

Mixed economy

103.

In a free market economy, who owns the factors of production?

a)

The government

b)

Individuals and privately owned businesses

c)

Large corporations

d)

Foreign firms

104.

Who owns the factors of production in a command economy?

a)

Individuals and privately owned businesses

b)

Large corporations

c)

The government

d)

Foreign firms

105.

Innovation plays a large role in advancing an economy toward which economic goal?

a)

Economic Security

b)

Economic Equity

c)

Economic Freedom

d)

Economic Growth

106.

One way in which government protects business property is to provide

a)

Federal Reserve Banks.

b)

Local governmental programs.

c)

Patents or copyrights.

d)

Fire insurance policies.

107.

Why does government set and collect taxes?

a)

To increase the use of technology

b)

To help pay the expenses of government

c)

To provide economic security

d)

To help businesses grow and prosper

108.

Which of the following is a public good that is provided by government:

a)

Private schools

b)

Marketing research

c)

New automobiles

d)

Interstate highways

109.

Government tries to protect competition by

a)

Controlling the prices of products.

b)

Restricting the production of certain products.

c)

Regulating monopolies.

d)

Setting the minimum wage

110.

Which economic system does the goals of freedom, growth, efficiency, and sustainability belong to?

a)

Market

b)

Command

111.

Which economic system does the goals of equity, security, full employment, and stability belong to?

a)

Market

b)

Command

112.

Select all that apply. What are the three basic economic questions?

a)

What should be produced?

b)

How should it be produced?

c)

Why should it be produced?

d)

Who gets to consume it?

113.

It is when customs dictate the economy

a)

Mixed economy

b)

Market economy

c)

Command economy

d)

Traditional economy

114.

It is when the government dictate the economy

a)

Traditional economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Market economy

d)

Mixed economy

115.

It is when individuals in the market dictate the economy

a)

Market economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Mixed economy

d)

Traditional economy

116.

One of the advantages of a traditional economy

a)

poverty

b)

innovative

c)

promotes strong social bonds

d)

creates national projects

117.

One advantage of command economy

a)

little technology

b)

planning does not match reality

c)

innovative

d)

create large national projects

118.

Select all that apply. Disadvantages of a command economy

a)

planning does not match reality

b)

innovative

c)

little technology

d)

does not meet people's needs

119.

role of government in mixed economy

a)

regulate the market

b)

own the market

c)

reject the market

120.

A mixed economy combines the best parts of which other economies? This question has two correct answers.

a)

Market and Command

b)

Traditional and Market

c)

Command and Traditional

d)

Socialism and Capitalism

121.

This characteristic of a mixed economy states that the vast majority of labor, resources, and capital goods are owned by individuals rather than by the government.

a)

Private Property

b)

Freedom of enterprise and choice

c)

Motive of Self-Interest

d)

Competition

122.

This characteristic of a mixed economy states that business owners, consumers and workers are free to make choices that best fit their needs and interests.

a)

Private Property

b)

Freedom of enterprise and choice

c)

Motive of Self-Interest

d)

Competition

123.

This characteristic states that the Invisible Hand is the driving force of a Mixed Economy.

a)

Private Property

b)

Freedom of enterprise and choice

c)

Motive of Self-Interest

d)

Competition

124.

This characteristic of a Mixed Economy describes the natural rivalry created when two businesses offer the same, or similar, goods.

a)

Competition

b)

Freedom of Enterprise and Choice

c)

Private Property

d)

Motive of Self-Interest

125.

The inspector from the health department visited your restaurant to ensure that your practices and the food you serve is safe.


Which characteristic of a Mixed Economy does this describe?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Competition

c)

Motive of Self-Interest

d)

Private Property

126.

Archibald always purchased his groceries at Walmart Aldi opened a new store. A natural rivalry has been created and Archibald now has a choice as to where he buys groceries.


Which characteristic of a Mixed economy does this describe?

a)

Private Proerty

b)

Motive of Self-Interest

c)

A system of markets and prices

d)

Competition

127.

Stephanie was happy with her job but one day, she heard about a job that would pay her more, give her more vacation, and better insurance. Because she always wants to improve her situation, Stephanie applied for the job.


Which characteristic of a mixed economy does this describe?

a)

Limited Government

b)

A system of markets and prices

c)

Freedom of enterprse and choice

d)

Competition

128.

Elizabeth owns a large swath of farmland in Nebraska on which she grows corn, wheat, and soybeans. The Federal government approached her to inquire if she would be willing to lease portions of her property to install energy generating wind turbines. Elizabeth negotiated a deal in which the government would would pay her to use the land.


Which characteristic of a mixed economy does this describe?

a)

Private Property

b)

A system of markets and prices

c)

Competition

d)

Freedom of Enterprise and choice

129.

A company owned by a private owner

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

130.

Prices determined by supply and demand

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

131.

Redistribution of income (distributing wealth and income)

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

132.

Health care left to the free-market (left to privately owned businesses to provide)

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

133.

Promotes competition

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

134.

Services owned by the government

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

135.

Encourages compliance

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

136.

Citizens pay high taxes

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

137.

Consumers determine the market

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

138.

Limited goods and services.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

139.

The State produces goods, products and services.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

140.

What is Karl Marx best known for writing?

a)

The Communist Manifesto

b)

Lord of the Flies

c)

Proletariat Uprising

d)

Capitalism II: Let's Make More Money

141.

What happens in a true socialist society?

a)

No government

b)

More government

c)

More crime

d)

No equality

142.
No or limited government interference in industry.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
143.

In a Capitalist system, which of the following would NOT be included?

a)

Private ownership of businesses and resources

b)

Widespread competition

c)

Government ownership of businesses and resources

d)

Different economic classes

144.

Which of the following would be appealing about Communism for the average person?

a)

Lack of Indivdualism

b)

Limited Access to Resources

c)

Strict Economic Classes

d)

Economic Equality

145.

How is capitalism DIFFERENT from communism?

a)

In capitalism, businesses are owned by people.


In communism, businesses are owned by the government.

b)

In capitalism, prices are high.


In communism, prices are low.

c)

It capitalism, people share.


In communism, there is a big gap between rich and poor.

146.
Property is owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
147.
Wealth distributed unevenly
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
148.
Press controlled and owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
149.
System of government is democratic
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
150.
The government should interfere in the economy as little as possible
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism