Economic And Governmnet Test Review Flashcards

1
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What are the three economic systems?

A

Market, traditional, and command

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2
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What are the three basic questions that every economic system must answer?

A

What product/service will be produced? How will it be made? Who will consume/ buy it?

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3
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How do traditional economies exchange goods?

A

Through bartering

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4
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Which country is closest to a true Market economy?

A

The United States

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5
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In this system, your parents were peanut farmers, so now you have to be a peanut farmer too.

A

Traditional

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6
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A literate is someone who can…

A

Read and write

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7
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What does “literacy rate” mean?

A

Percentage of people who can read and write over 15.

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8
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Why do you think it’s this way?

A

Because they invested in human capital.

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9
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What is a standard of living?

A

How well- off a country’s population is

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10
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Describe the cycle of poverty.

A

If one a community hits poverty and take generations to recover/get out of poverty

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