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Unit 2 review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A king or queen holds ceremonial power while the country is ruled by a constitution

a)

constitutional monarchy

b)

absolute monarchy

c)

representative democracy

d)

direct democracy

2.

A government where all the citizens have voting power to directly influence laws and government

a)

representative democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

theocracy

d)

direct democracy

3.

A government where all the power is held by a single leader who usually uses force to rule

a)

direct democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

theocracy

d)

constitutional monarchy

4.

A government where the power is shared among a small group of individuals

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

5.

A government where the power lies with the citizens who vote for people to run their government and make choices for the common good

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

representative democracy

d)

direct democracy

6.

A government where a king holds complete control without any checks or balances to his power

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

theocracy

d)

direct democracy

7.

A government that began in Athens, Greece and requires all citizens to vote on any laws or policies

a)

constitutional monarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

dictatorship

d)

representative democracy

8.

Two governments with a single leader who holds complete control

a)

direct democracy and theocracy

b)

constitutional monarchy and dictatorship

c)

absolute monarchy and theocracy

d)

absolute monarchy and dictatorship

9.

A government where the king/queen holds no governmental power but the country is controlled by a voting Parliament

a)

direct democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

theocracy

d)

absolute monarchy

10.

A government where power is held by a small group of rich rulers

a)

direct democracy

b)

theocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

dictatorship

11.

These productive resources are raw materials that come from nature or the earth that people use to make goods.

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Capital Resources

12.

Which of the following are examples of goods?

a)

Apples, Computers, Clothing

b)

Firemen, Police Officers, Soldiers

c)

Health, Love, Friendship

13.

Which type of economy allows the government to determine what to produce, how to produce it, and who gets it?

a)

Command Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

14.

Which type of economy allows people to freely decide what to produce and how to produce it and people get or buy what they can afford?

a)

Command Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

15.

Which two countries would likely trade with each other?

a)

Two countries that are located far away from each other

b)

Two countries that both have the same population.

c)

Two countries who people both speak the same language.

d)

Two countries that each specialize in producing different goods.

16.
A person who buys goods and services
a)
consumer
b)
entrepreneur
c)
resource
d)
currency
17.
another word for money
a)
barter
b)
economics
c)
currency
d)
price
18.
The making, buying and selling of goods and services
a)
economics
b)
inflation
c)
market
d)
barter
19.
Individuals who come up with a new idea for a good or service, then they make it a reality
a)
resource
b)
human resources
c)
consumer
d)
entrepreneur
20.
Something we pay for that we can touch
a)
goods
b)
services
21.
Something we use from nature
a)
natural resource
b)
human resource
c)
capital resource
d)
entrepreneur
22.
The amount of money we pay for a good or service
a)
currency
b)
price
c)
inflation
d)
economics
23.
Something we use
a)
resource
b)
scarcity
c)
demand
d)
supply
24.
Something we pay to use fora certain amount of time
a)
services
b)
goods
25.

In a ______________ economic system, customs and traditions determine what and how to produce

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

26.

In a ______________ economic system, the government owns resources and controls production, prices, and wages

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

27.

What is a consumer?

a)

a person who takes things

b)

a person who purchases goods and services for personal use

c)

a person who takes good away

d)

the economic factors affecting the price, demand, and availability of a commodity

28.

What is a producer?

a)

a person who gives goods away

b)

things people would like to have

c)

the exchanged of goods and services without the use of money

d)

a person, company, or country that makes grows, or supplies goods for sale

29.

What is a free market economy?

a)

An economy based on supply and demand with little or no government control

b)

The international exchange of goods

c)

An economy in which decisions are made by the government

d)

An economy that is communist

30.

What type of economy does the United States have?

a)

traditional

b)

mixed

c)

command

d)

market

31.

Which type of economy involves trading, and doesn't usually use money?

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

mixed

d)

market

32.

If the supply of a good is higher than the demand, what happens to the price?

a)

stays the same

b)

price increases

c)

price decreases

33.

A farmer would fall under which economic activity?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

34.

____________ economic activities add value to raw materials by processing them or changing their form. Ex: wood being made into tables/furniture

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

35.

a good made in another country and brought into the United States

a)

import

b)

export

c)

supply

36.

A good made in the United States and sent to other countries

a)

import

b)

export

c)

supply

37.

What is Gross Domestic Product?

a)

Goods, services, and intermediate products bought by people in other countries.

b)

the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year

c)

The amount of output the average worker can produce in an hour.

38.

What is profit?

a)

the amount of an item you have

b)

how many people want your good/service

c)

the money you have left over after you paid your bills

39.
Separation of Powers means?
a)
The division of the country's powers into 3 branches so no one branch has more than the other.
b)
The sharing of powers between the national and state governments.
c)
The sharing of powers betwen the state and local governemnt
d)
2 of the 3 branches have less power than the 3rd.
40.
This branch makes laws
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Postal Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
Judicial Branch
41.
The branch carries out(executes) laws.
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Postal
d)
Judicial
42.
This branch interprets laws 
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Postal
d)
Judicial
43.
What is the term used for making sure one branch does  not have any more power than the other 2?
a)
Laws
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Separation of Powers
44.
Why did the Founding Fathers create Separation of Powers?
a)
to avoid another "King"
b)
to give more people jobs
c)
they knew the work would be too much for one office.
45.

What is the main entity for the executive branch?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Supreme Court

46.

Congress is the most powerful branch of the government.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The president has the power to declare war.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

A member of a country.

a)

Citizen

b)

Government

c)

Social Contract

d)

Duties

49.

Freedoms.

a)

Government

b)

Rights

c)

Citizen

d)

Country

50.

Things citizens must do.

a)

Responsibilities

b)

Rights

c)

Duties

d)

Government

51.

Things citizens should do.

a)

Rights

b)

Government

c)

Duties

d)

Responsibilities

52.

When no government exists.

a)

Duties

b)

Anarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Rights

53.

A government controlled by the people.

a)

Government

b)

Democracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Duties

54.

The idea that society is an agreement between citizens and government.

a)

Social Contract

b)

Government

c)

Rights

d)

Duties

55.

English philosophers who wrote about why humans create governments.

a)

Thomas Hobbes/John Locke

b)

Thomas Jefferson/George Washington

c)

James Madison/Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke/James Madison

56.

What is our nation's capital?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

New York City

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Chicago

57.

A government controlled by a king or queen.

a)

Government

b)

Monarchy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Duties

58.

What is the best definition of government?

a)

It's health.

b)

It's weakness

c)

It's power.

d)

It's sickness

59.

In 1948, which document was created to explain what rights were given to all humans?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

c)

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

d)

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

60.

Which international peacekeeping organization created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The World Health Organization

c)

NATO

d)

The Organization of American States

61.
What is the central idea of this declaration?
a)
Recognition of rights is the foundation of freedom
b)
Disregard for rights has resulted in barbarous acts
c)
Human rights should be protected
d)
It is essential to promote the development of relationships between nations
62.

How many articles represent the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

30

d)

21

63.
What are human rights?
a)
Rights only the richest are entitled to.
b)
Rights that all people have simply because they are human.
c)
A responsibility that people have as humans.
d)
Rights that only children have.
64.

True or False: Human Rights only applies in poor, foreign countries.

a)

False

b)

True

65.

The right to freedom includes...

a)

freedom to change religon.

b)

attacks upon people honour.

c)

arbitrary interference with peoples's privacy.

d)

barbarous acts.