Economic & Government Test Review Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

What are the 3 basic questions that every economic system must answer?

A

What product/service will be produced? How will it be made? And how will it be consumed?

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2
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What are the 3 economic systems?

A

Market, traditional, command.

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3
Q

The former Soviet Union was an example of what kind of economic system?

A

command

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4
Q

Which economic system allows for the most individual freedom?

A

Market

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5
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In which economic system allows for the most control?

A

Command

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6
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In which economic system do the individuals do the based on customs & beliefs?

A

Traditional

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7
Q

What’s the economic system of the most communist countries?

A

Command.

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8
Q

How do traditional economies exchange goods?

A

Bartering

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9
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Which country is the closet to a true Market economy?

A

United States

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10
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Most democratic countries have which type of economic system?

A

Command

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11
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The government makes all economic decisions.

A

Command.

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12
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In this system, your parents were peanut farmers, now you have be a peanut farmer too.

A

Traditional

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13
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Most democratic countries are this.

A

Market

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14
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Cuba is close to having this type of system.

A

Command.

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15
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Businesses (ran by private citizens) determine what good/services are produced and how they will be made.

A

Market.

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16
Q

Which economic system uses Bartering instead of money.

17
Q

Communist countries are closely related to this economic system.

18
Q

Businesses make economic decisions, but the government regulates them to make sure they’re safe/fair.

19
Q

Australia’s economic system is close to this.

20
Q

A literate person is one who can…

A

Read and write

21
Q

What does literacy rate mean?

A

Percentage of ppl that can read and write over the age of 15

22
Q

Is the literacy rate of most European countries high or low?

23
Q

Why do you think it is this way?

A

They invested in human capital.

24
Q

What is the standard of living?

A

How well off a country’s population is

25
Draw arrows to represent the relationship between literacy rate and standard of living:
One is high, the other who is too, if one is low then so is the other.
26
Describe the circle of poverty:
If a community hits poverty it takes a generation to recover/get out of poverty.
27
What things can a literate person expect to have in his or her life?
High standard of living.
28
What are the two types of governments?
Limited and unlimited
29
Which type of government limits govt. power & prevents it from taking advantage of people?
Limited
30
What are the 2 types of limited govt?
Direct and representative
31
Give an example of a limited govt ruler.
President, constitutional monarchy.
32
Which type of government is not limited by any laws?
Unlimited
33
Give an example of an unlimited government ruler.
Dictator or absolute monarchy