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Civics 2nd 9 weeks test
Civics Final 2nd 9 weeks
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7th Grade
12/13/2010

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Any object that is generally accepted to pay debt for goods and services in a society is called?
Definition
Currency
Term
Bank notes, dollars, pesos, are all examples of…
Definition
Money
Term
Exchange involving goods and services of currency is called?
Definition
Trade off
Term
In what type of economy is production based on market demands among customers? People are free to buy and sell land, resources, and there are many forms of personal property?
Definition
Market Economy
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In what type of economy does the community produce goods based on its traditional needs, like food, clothes, basic items. They don't use money.
Definition
Traditional Economy
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In what type of economy is all land and resources owned by the government and the government decides what to produce?
Definition
Command Economy
Term
What country is an example of a traditional economy?
Definition
Chad, Amish
Term
What country is an example of a market economy?
Definition
US, Great Britain, Japan
Term
What country is an example of a command economy?
Definition
China, Cuba
Term
When looking at economics it all comes down to 3 basic questions….Society must decide ________ to produce with its limited resources, society must decide _______________ to produce, society must decide ______________ to produce.
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1) What to produce
2) How to produce it
3) Who to produce it for
Term
Macro-economics is the study of how ______________ makes decisions
Definition
The country
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Micro-economics is the study of how _______________ makes decisions
Definition
Individuals
Term
What happened to your monthly income after you took taxes out?
Definition
Gets smaller
Term
What are some examples of wants:
Definition
Xbox games, tv, stereo
Term
What are some examples of needs:
Definition
Food, water, place to live
Term
Scarcity is the problem of having
Definition
When there is not enough of something (wants or needs are bigger than production)
Term
You cannot have more of anything you want without having
Definition
Needs met
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Not only do you have to make a choice because of scarcity but the cost of making that choice means you give up the chance of getting something else. This is called ______________________________.
Definition
Opportunity cost
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Why might opportunity costs of the same decision differ from person to person.
Definition
We all have different wants and needs.
Term
Economics
Definition
The study of how we make decisions in a world where resources are limited
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Capitalism
Definition
Examples of market economy
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Free Enterprise
Definition
Examples of market economy
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