The United States Today

Mrs. DeVries

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  1. A reason someone may have immigrated to the United States is

    2. Your answer:
    to escape discrimination
    because of drought or natural disasters
    to improve their economic or educational opportunities
    all of the above

  2. The first Americans (Native Americans) came from

    3. Your answer:
    eastern Asia
    Europe
    South America
    Japan

  3. One of the first complex civilizations to develop in North America were the

    4. Your answer:
    French
    Anasazi
    Spanish
    Mayan

  4. What is the process by which things spread throughout the world?

    5. Your answer:
    globalization
    technology
    factors of production
    free enterprise

  5. Which term refers to the money left over after a business owner pays all expenses?

    6. Your answer:
    profit
    free enterprise
    technology
    consumer

  6. The Bill of Rights are part of what document?

    7. Your answer:
    Declaration of Independence
    Emancipation Proclamation
    Constitution
    Magna Carta

  7. The elements needed to produce goods and services are called the

    8. Your answer:
    values
    factors of production
    profit
    consumers

  8. The branch of the government that makes the laws would be

    9. Your answer:
    executive branch
    judicial branch
    legislative branch
    tree branch

  9. In what kind of economy does the government make the majority of decisions?

    10. Your answer:
    market
    traditional
    social
    command

  10. Which type of government does the United States have?

    11. Your answer:
    fre enterprise government
    limited government
    traditional government
    unlimited government

  11. What does GDP stand for?

    12. Your answer:
    general domestic product
    gross domestic product
    general deficit problem
    gross deficit problem

  12. GDP means

    13. Your answer:
    elements that include labor and natural resources
    the spread of technology around the world
    the priniciples and beliefs by which people live
    the total value of goods and service a country produces each year

  13. If someone has 1000 music CD's that are not selling and the original price is $15.95, which price is the seller most likely to try next?

    14. Your answer:
    a higher price
    a lower price
    the same price

  14. If the demand for a product is greater than the supply, what is likely to happen to the price of the product?

    15. Your answer:
    the price will stay the same
    the price will be reduced
    the price will be raised

  15. Jazz in the US was greatly influenced by the music style of the blues, which is rooted in spiritual songs once sung by which group?

    16. Your answer:
    enslaved Africans
    Spanish
    French
    Native Americans

  16. Today, state laws in the United States require that all children attend school or be taught at home until they are at least how old?

    17. Your answer:
    16
    18
    17

  17. Most immigrants to the United States came from which continent?

    18. Your answer:
    Asia
    Europe
    North America
    Africa

  18. Raw materials are materials used to actually make goods. Which type of resource would they be considered?

    19. Your answer:
    labor resource
    capital resource
    financial resource
    natural resource

  19. Workers with the appropriate knowledge and skills are needed to make goods and produce services. Which type of resource would they be considered?

    20. Your answer:
    labor resource
    capital resource
    financial resource
    natural resource

  20. Which of the following is a Greek word that means "rule of the people"?

    21. Your answer:
    patriotism
    democracy
    republic
    politics

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