Economics
Authoritarian Systems
Democratic Systems
3 Forms
Vocabulary
100
In this type of economy, Government leaders decide what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.
What is Command
100
In authoritarian governments freedom of speech is limited or unlimited?
What is limited - censored by the government
100
What is an advantage of a Direct Democracy?
What is citizens have a say in all matters
100
What form of government is practiced in the U.S. today?
What is Federal
100
The first paragraph of the constitution that describes the roles of government in the U.S.
What is preamble
200
In this type of economy, businesses that are inefficient risk going out of business.
What is Market
200
True or False: Authoritarian systems have constitutions and laws that limit the powers of the government leaders.
What is False
200
What are 2 things that Limit democratic governments
What is the people and a constitution
200
In which form of government do states have more power than the national government?
What is Confederate System
200
A document that lists all the laws and procedures for the U.S. government
What is Constitution
300
List 2 resources that are scarce in the U.S.
What is jobs. houses, gas
300
What form of government do most authoritarian systems fall under?
What is Unitary
300
Which type of monarchy has limited power? Where is this practiced?
What is Constitutional, England
300
In which system of government are the powers divided between local and national authorities?
What is Federal System
300
Give an example of where you may find a traditional economy?
What is Amish community, Native American community
400
What is the opportunity cost if the government gives a tax break to a company that invests in new machines?
What is tax money
400
List 2 types of Authoritarian governments
What is Dictatorship, Absolute Monarchy, Oligarchy
400
What 2 forms of democracy are practiced in the U.S.?
What is Representative and Presidential
400
In this form of government cities and states have the least amount of power
What is Unitary
400
Type of democracy that allows the people to elect leaders for a legislative branch and leaders for an executive branch.
What is Presidential Democracy
500
Explain how the U.S. is a mixed economy.
Command - minimum wage, taxes, inspections Traditional - holidays Market - entrepreneurs
500
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" - What type of government would this speaker be OPPOSED to.
What is Authoritarian (Dictatorship, Absolute Monarchy)
500
In which type of Democracy do the people elect one group to carry out both the legislative and executive positions?
What is parliamentary
500
Give an example of a time that the U.S. had a confederate system.
What is under the Articles of Confederation or the South during the Civil War
500
List 3 functions of government that are listed in the preamble
What is We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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