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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a tariff and why use them?

a)

tariff: is a tax on imported goods. We use them to give money to the country that was trading with them.

b)

tariff: is a tax on exported goods. We use them to give money to the country that was trading with them.

2.

What is a quota and why do we use them?

a)

Quota: a limit on imported goods. We use them so the other country does not run out of goods.

b)

Quota: a limit on exported goods. We use them so the other country runs out of their good

3.

what is an embargo? what is the purpose of it?

a)

embargo: when a country stops trading with another country. its purpose is to stop trading with another country

b)

embargo: a tax on imported goods. its used to get more money

4.

who was in charge before the Cuban revolution in Cuba?

a)

fulgencio batista

b)

raul castro

c)

fidel castro

d)

john f. kennedy

5.

when did the Cuban revolution start?

a)

late 1950s

b)

1960

c)

1959

d)

1955

6.

what is our current relationship with Cuba?

a)

it has not changed much. we still have our embargo on them and its still hard to travel their.

b)

i has not changed much. its dangerous to walk outside on the streets easily

7.
What is often the title of the chief executive in a parliamentary democracy?
a)
president
b)
prime minister
c)
dictator
d)
constitutional monarch
8.
What does democracy mean?
a)
Ruled by a small group
b)
Local and Central share power
c)
Ruled by people
d)
Ruled by one person
9.

In an Autocracy, the citizens have_______________ power.

a)

Some

b)

All

c)

Limited

10.
A type of government where one person or dictator has control of the whole government. Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler’s governments would all be examples of this type of government
a)
Autocracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Theocracy
11.
Jill just reached the legal voting age and is voting for the first time in her life. She will be voting for the president of her country and for other elected officials. Which form of government does Jill have? 
a)
Monarchy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Presidential Democracy
d)
Parliamentary Democracy
12.
How does a democratic government differ from an autocratic government?
a)
Citizen participation
b)
How leadership is selected
c)
The role of the citizen
d)
All of the above
13.
In a democracy, who can participate in the government?
a)
only the wealthy
b)
only property owners
c)
all citizens
d)
only the rulers
14.

What was one major result of the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s?

a)

The new government encouraged industrialization, leading to rapid economic growth.

b)

The new government established a market economy, causing skilled workers to immigrate to Cuba.

c)

The new government embraced communism, hurting relations between the United States and Cuba.

d)

The new government imposed democratic reforms, giving its citizens new political freedoms

15.

What long-term impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba's economy?

a)

Cuba became the fastest-growing economy in the region for several decades

b)

Cuba became the leading exporter of sugar to the United States

c)

Many citizens from the United States began investing in Cuba

d)

All trade between the United States and Cuba stopped for over half a century

16.

How is an autocracy different from a democracy?

a)

In an autocracy, a small group of people has all of the power. In a democracy, power comes from the citizens.

b)

In an autocracy, one person has all of the power. In a democracy, power comes from the citizens.

c)

small group of people has all of the power.

d)

In an autocracy, a small group of people has all of the power. In a democracy, one person has all of the power.

17.

Which statement correctly describes the process by which a prime minister takes office in a typical parliamentary democracy?

a)

Citizens vote for members of parliament who are responsible for selecting the prime minister

b)

Citizens vote directly for the candidate who they wish to be prime minister

c)

Citizens vote for the prime minister from a group of candidates selected by the monarch

d)

Citizens do nothing and the Prime Minister puts himself in office.

18.

Answers to Three Basic Economic Questions

1. Who Decides what to produce?

Government makes all economic decisions

2. Who decides how to produce goods and services?

Government decides how to make goods/services

3. Who are goods and services produced for?

Whomever the government decides to produce for


What country’s economic system is BEST described by the questions answered in the chart?

a)

Brazil

b)

Colombia

c)

Cuba

d)

Mexico

19.

How is the economic system of Mexico similar to the economic system of Brazil?

a)

Both countries depend on subsistence farming as the primary source of income.

b)

Both countries allow consumers to dictate the prices of goods and services.

c)

Both countries allow the government to determine what products are produced and sold.

d)

Both countries have a combination of privately owned businesses and government owned businesses.

20.

In the Triple Venn Diagram comparing these economies, which trait would go in the spot marked B?

a)

mixed economy

b)

pure market economy

c)

pure command economy

d)

market-leaning

e)

command-leaning

21.

In the Triple Venn Diagram comparing these economies, which trait would go in the spot marked C?

a)

mixed economy

b)

pure market economy

c)

pure command economy

d)

market-leaning

e)

command-leaning

22.
Why would a country impose a tariff or quota on imported goods?
a)
to raise the price of imported goods and encourage people to buy local
b)
to raise the price of imported goods to help other countries make more money
c)
to be mean!
23.

Countries sometimes set up _____________________ to restrict trade because they want to sell and produce their own goods.

a)

trade barrriers

b)

Store closings

c)

BOGO's

24.

Which is an example of specialization?

a)

a business makes many different kinds of goods

b)

a country buys all the goods it needs from another country and does not produce any goods themselves

c)

a factory focuses on producing one or two goods and leaves production of other goods to other factories

d)

a violin maker makes a violin from himself by cutting down a tree for wood

25.
Purpose: To make imported goods more expensive
a)
Quota
b)
Tariff
c)
Embargo