Government & Economy

Question 1

Democracy - who rules?

Answer 1

A leader who is elected by citizens

Question 2

Democracy - Rights are guaranteed by what?

Answer 2

Bill of Rights or Constitution

Question 3

3 Countries that are a Democracy

Answer 3

US, Norway, Iceland

Question 4

Monarchy - who rules?

Answer 4

King or emperor

Question 5

What is an absolute monarchy?

Answer 5

Citizens have no rights

Question 6

What is a constitutional monarchy?

Answer 6

Like a democracy - have rights through their constitution

Question 7

3 Countries that are a constitutional monarchy

Answer 7

United Kingdom, Spain, Japan

Question 8

3 Countries that are an absolute monarchy

Answer 8

Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Oman

Question 9

Dictatorship - who rules an how do they rise to power?

Answer 9

One person who is the dictator rises to power and rules the society.

Question 10

Do the people have rights in a dictatorship?

Answer 10

Few to no rights

Question 11

3 Countries that are a dictatorship

Answer 11

Chad, North Korea, Africa

Question 12

Oligarchy - who rules?

Answer 12

A few people rule the society

Question 13

Do the people have rights in an oligarchy?

Answer 13

Few to no rights

Question 14

3 Countries that are an oligarchy

Answer 14

Myanmar, Russia, Iran

Question 15

Communism - who rules and what is it?

Answer 15

A type of command economy in which the government is controlled by the Communist party

Question 16

Do the people have rights in communist countries?

Answer 16

Few to no rights

Question 17

3 Countries that are communist

Answer 17

Cuba, China, Vietnam

Question 18

What is an economy?

Answer 18

a system in which people produce, buy and sell things.

Question 19

What is the Primary Sector?

Answer 19

taking raw materials from the soil or water

Question 20

3 examples of activities in the primary sector

Answer 20

Hunting, fishing, farming

Question 21

What is the Secondary Sector?

Answer 21

Using raw material to manufacture products

Question 22

3 examples of activities in the secondary sector?

Answer 22

Making sushi, making furniture, baking

Question 23

What is the Tertiary Sector?

Answer 23

Services

Question 24

3 examples of activities in the tertiary sector?

Answer 24

Haircuts, Banking, education

Question 25

What is land?

Answer 25

Includes all the natural resources needed to produce goods and services (apple tree)

Question 26

What is labor?

Answer 26

The size and education level and the workforce

Question 27

What is capitol?

Answer 27

A country's wealth (money) and infrastructure (buildings,roads,power,goods)

Question 28

What is entrepreneurship?

Answer 28

Someone who has the creativity and takes the risk to develop new businesses and services. (Mark, the Hat Chic)

Question 29

Traditional Economy

Answer 29

People trade good and services without money

Question 30

Free enterprise Economy

Answer 30

Privately owned businesses that create goods that people buy in markets.

Question 31

Command Economy

Answer 31

The government decides what will be sold with the economy

Question 32

Mixed Economy

Answer 32

Has elements of a enterprise and command economy

Question 33

Gross domestic product (GDP)

Answer 33

It is the total value of the goods and services that a country produces.