deck #2 Yuridiana Mendez Flashcards
scarcity
the inability to satisfy all wants at the same time .
choice
selection of an item or action from a set of possible alternatives.
price
amount of money exchanged for a good or service
supply and demand
interaction of these two determines price
consumption
using of goods and services
resources
factors of production that are used in the production of goods and services
opportunity cost
what is given up when a choice is made i.e the highest valued alternative is forgone
incentives
things that incite or motivate
production
combining of human natural capital
chief of state
cemonial head of the government
chief executive
head of the executive branch of government
chief legislator
proposer of the legislative agenda
commander in chief
head of the nations armed forces
chief diplomat
architect of american foreign policy
chief of party
leader of the political party that controls the executive branch