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Economic System

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What economy is made up of customs, beliefs, religion (farming, ways of the past, ancestors, etc)?

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

comman

d)

mixed

2.

In what type of economy does the government have control of everything?

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

3.

What type of econonmy is based on supply and demand? Businesses/private citizens have control over what they sell/buy and who they sell to.

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

4.

All democratic countries have this type of economy. Hint: USA has this type of economy.

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

5.

All democratic countries have this type of economy. Hint: USA has this type of economy.

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

6.

Fidel Castro, former leader of Cuba, had control over all of the businesses in Cuba. Communiest countries like Cuba have this type of economy?

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

7.

A group of people that pass down traditions and are hunters and gatherers have what type of economy?

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

8.

In a command economy, who has the most control?

a)

business owners

b)

Indian Chief

c)

government

d)

people

9.

A market economy is good to have because the government has total control.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A market economy is good to have because the government has total control.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A community that barters for goods and services instead of using money is what kind of economy?

a)

market

b)

command

c)

traditional

d)

mixed

12.

Free market or free enterprise are terms used to describe which economic system?

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

13.

An economic system must answer 3 basic questions...

a)

what language to speak, who the leader will be, where the building will be located

b)

what to produce, how to produce, for whom to produce

14.

To trade without using money is

a)

censoring

b)

governing

c)

bartering

d)

illegal

15.

How much of a good people want

a)

demand

b)

resource

c)

supply

d)

natural resource

16.

People who follow their customs and make things the way their ancestors did usually have this type of economy.

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

17.

In a command economy, people have a lot of choices of what they can buy.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Who or what answers the basic economic questions in a mixed economy?
a)
Individuals and Businesses
b)
Government
c)
Custom
d)
Individuals, Businesses, and Government
19.
Who or what answers the basic economic questions in a command economy?
a)
Individuals and Businesses
b)
Government
c)
Custom
d)
Individuals, Businesses, and Government
20.

An economic system in which individuals and businesses make decisions about what to produce.

a)

Market economy

b)

Mixed economy

c)

Communism

d)

Command economy

21.
What are capital resources?
a)
things from nature used to produce goods
b)
the machines, tools, and buildings used to produce goods
c)
the people used to produce goods
22.

There are four types of economic systems. Most economies are _____.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

23.

With which term is a command economic system MOST closely associated?

a)

Entrepreneurship

b)

Economic Freedom

c)

Perfect competition

d)

Governmental regulation

24.

Oil, natural gas, and coal

a)

human resources

b)

natural resources

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

capital resources

25.

Competition and profit motive are important characteristics of a:

a)

command economy

b)

traditional economy

c)

market economy

d)

socialist economy

26.
What type of economic system is based on customs and beliefs?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Traditional
d)
command
27.
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.
28.
A person who comes up with a product or service, and finds the money and time to produce this new product.
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Incentive
c)
Specialization
d)
Barter
29.
If my government is selling me bread for $5 a loaf, and I have no choice but to buy that type of bread, I live in a _____ economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Market 
c)
Command 
d)
Mixed
30.
In this type of economy, the individual decides who to sell their products to.  
a)
Traditional 
b)
Mixed 
c)
Market
d)
Command
31.
I am a farmer in Africa, and have always traded for my goods.  I have a _____ economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Command 
c)
Market
d)
Mixed
32.

A _________ economy is a market-based system in which the government is involved to some extent.

a)

Traditional

b)

Planned/command

c)

Mixed

d)

Free Market

33.
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
34.
Mary Ann runs a car dealership selling only government produced cars.  At the end of the month Mary Ann must give all of the money she made back to the government.
a)
Traditional 
b)
Free Market
c)
Mixed
d)
Command
35.
Nike and Under Armour sell similar products.  This leads to a decrease in price and an increase in quality.
a)
Free Market
b)
Command
c)
Traditional
36.

In my country, central planners decide when we should expand old factories and build new ones.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

37.

In my country my job is the same one that my family has done over the past 200 years.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

38.

If the government makes me produce 70 T-Shirts, what economic system is this?

a)

Mixed

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

d)

Market

39.

If I choose to produce fish for my town because my mom and dad were fishermen/women, what economic system is this?

a)

Mixed

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Command

40.
The government has little to no role in the production of goods in this type of economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Mixed
c)
Command 
d)
Market
41.
If there are only 100 televisions on sale and 200 people want to buy TV's, that is a problem of ____. 
a)
desire
b)
demand
c)
supply
d)
scarcity
42.

Most democratic countries today have which economic system?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

43.

An economic system that allows individuals to start businesses, but still has government regulations is

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

44.

In a market economy, what most strongly affects the price and quality of goods and services?

a)

tariffs

b)

competition as well as supply and demand

c)

trade barriers

d)

government control

45.

Which of the following would reflect a country with a mixed economy?

a)

Prices and wages are completely regulated by a country’s government.

b)

A combination of privately-owned industry and government control.

c)

A country’s distribution of resources is based on inheritance.

d)

Prices and wages are determined by the laws of supply and demand rather than being regulated by a country’s government.

46.

Native Americans used to barter for goods. They did not use currency. Economic decisions were based on customs. What economic system would an indigenous group like the Native Americans most likely have?

a)

market economy

b)

free enterprise economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

command economy

47.

Which country is closest to pure command?

a)

North Korea

b)

United States

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Germany

48.
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
49.
Katia is an accountant in a government run business where she was placed after graduation.
a)
Command
b)
Traditional
c)
Free Market
d)
Mixed
50.
I am a farmer in Africa, and have always traded for my goods.  I have a _____ economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Command 
c)
Market
d)
Mixed