economic systems Flashcards

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scarcity

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is the limited supply of something because of this, countries must make a plan of how to use these limited resources.

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2
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what are the three basic economic questions

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  1. what goods/services will be produced?.
  2. how will goods/services be produced?
  3. who will consume the goods/services?
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3
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all economic decisions are based on what of the past?

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beliefs

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4
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what = trading without using money

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bartering

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5
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all economics decisions are made by the what?

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government

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6
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economics decisions are made based on the changes in prices that occur as buyers & sellers interact in the what ?

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market place

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7
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what = competition between what?

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companinus

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8
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most democratic countries have some characteristics of both systems, so we keep it simple and call them what?

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mixed characteristics

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9
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nation state

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country that is homogenous

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10
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communism

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everyone is the same and all wealth and property are community owned

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11
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capitalism

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industries are owned by private individuals

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12
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human resource

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person and their skills

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13
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supply and demand

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the amount of product available and peoples willingness to buy the product

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14
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oligarchy

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is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.

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