In one country a single leader holds all political power, allows no free elections, and answers to no constitution. What is this form of government called?

In one country, government planners decide which goods the factories will make and set most prices. What kind of economic system is this?

In one society, families farm, herd, and make goods in the same ways their parents and grandparents did. What kind of economic system is this?

In a market economy, what mainly decides which goods get produced?

In one country the citizens elect representatives, and those representatives make the laws for everyone. What is that form of government called?

The citizens of a city gather and vote themselves on each new law, rather than electing anyone to vote for them. What is this form of government called?

A country's constitution lists rights that government officials may never take away from citizens. What kind of government does that constitution create?

In one system of government, religious leaders hold political power and religious law serves as the law of the state. What is this system called?

Political power in one country is held by a small group of wealthy families who were never elected. What is this form of government called?

One country keeps a king as head of state, but written laws limit his powers while elected lawmakers pass the laws. What is this political system called?

In one country most businesses are privately owned, but the government sets safety rules and runs the schools and roads. What kind of economic system is this?

Market economies and command economies differ over who owns most farms, factories and businesses. In a command economy, who owns them?

Every society must choose what to make, because people's wants are greater than the resources available. What is this basic economic problem called?

In an absolute monarchy, how does a new ruler usually come to power?

A historian studies a new tax by reading a shopkeeper's letter about it and the tax collector's report about it. Using accounts from both sides of one event is called using ___.

Two students disagree about whether a town should raise a tax. What does taking part in civil discourse ask each of them to do?

A country decides to use more of its farmland for wheat and less of it for cotton. Which basic economic question is that country answering?

In one country, a single unelected leader holds power, controls the army, and allows no voting, while government planners set how much each factory produces. Which detail describes the country's economic system?

Both market economies and command economies must deal with scarcity, because no society has unlimited resources.

In an absolute monarchy, a written constitution limits what the ruler may do.