Capitalism or Communism
Written Responses
Capitalism or Communism
Countries
Grab Bag
100

This economic system is driven by a FREE market

What is Capitalism

100

Used to support your argument, taken from sources

What is evidence

100

Free Press

What is Capitalism

100

The U.S.S.R.

What is Communist. 

100

Class separation

What is Capitalism?

200

Property is Privately Owned

What is Capitalism

200

This is a strong statement that you can prove with evidence. It is not a simple statement of fact.

What is a thesis

200

System of Government is Totalitarianism

What is Communism

200

The United States

What is Capitalist. 

200

Governments should make sure that everyone's needs are being met and no one should have more than anyone else.

What is Communism

300

There is an uneven Distribution of Wealth

What is Capitalism

300

After presenting your evidence, every good paper or paragraph does this.

What is explains or uses reasoning

300

Upper Class, Middle Class and Working Class

What is Capitalism

300

Great Britain

What is Capitalist. 

300

Encourages innovation

What is capitalism

400

Means of production is Controlled by the State.

What is Communism.

400

When writing a paragraph, your final sentence should be this.

What is a concluding sentence

400

Founder Karl Marx

What is Communism

400

North Korea

What is Communist. 

400

This is a set of political beliefs or a set of ideas that characterize a particular culture.

What is an ideology

500

An economic system that works as an idea but not in real life

What is communism

500

All good thesis statements should have these 3 parts.

What counterclaim/counterargument, claim/argument & categories of analysis.

500

The government should interfere in the economy as little as possible. Laissez-faire – “Hands Off”

What is Capitalism

500

Portugal

What is Socialist

500

The bourgeoisie and the proletariat


For an extra 200 points: Define the terms

What is communism