Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What type of laws are designed to prevent the rse of monopoly power and to
preserve and promote competition?
a. | Antitrust laws | c. | Natural monopolies | b. | Banking and stock
regulations | d. | Anti-merger
laws |
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What is the term used to describe a nation’s overall plan for dealing with
other nations?
a. | embargo | c. | treaty | b. | foreign policy | d. | trade sanction |
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Read the following passage. Then answer these questions using the information
and your own knowledge: In which way is the Briish House of Commons and the American House of
Representatives similar? a. | The head of state for each nation is a member of the House. | c. | Both bodies have
the same number of members. | b. | Members of both are elected by the voters of
their districts. | d. | They both
answer to the President of their respective nations. |
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Which conflict that followed World War II and took up the last half of the 20th
century involved competition between communism and democratic capitalism rather than a conflict where
physical weapons were used?
a. | Cold War | c. | apartheid | b. | The Holocaust | d. | Terrorism |
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Use this diagram to answer these questions: Which court is the “court
of last resort,” the one where decisions are final? a. | State (Va.) District | c. | US Supreme | b. | US District | d. | State (Va.)
Supreme |
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The Supreme Court decides if a law is constitutional through which power
established by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1803 in Marbury v Madison?
a. | judicial review | c. | stare decisis | b. | dissenting opinion | d. | docket |
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According to the reading, how is the British government different from the
American form of government?
a. | America is a republic and Britain is a constitutional monarchy. | c. | Both nations are
democracies. | b. | Parliament and Congress are bicameral legislatures. | d. | Both nations operate under
constitutions. |
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What is money, food, military assistance, or other supplies given to help other
countries?Use this chart to answer the following questions about the President: Which role of the president is
related to his power to set the direction for America’s foreign policy? a. | Legislative leader | c. | Chief Executive | b. | Economic leader | d. | Chief diplomat |
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What jurisdiction allows a court to hear appeals from a lower court?
a. | concurrent | c. | exclusive | b. | appellate | d. | incremental |
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What is the term for what you cannot buy or do when choosing to do one thing
rather than another?
a. | opportunity cost | c. | marginal | b. | incentive | d. | rational |
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Which type of leaders exercise complete control over a state, usually by relying
on the police and military to threaten the use of force against the will of the people?
a. | Presidents | c. | Prime ministers | b. | Absolute monarchs | d. | Dictators |
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If the president fails to act on a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in
session, the bill dies. What is this presidential action called?
a. | filibuster. | c. | slate bill. | b. | line item veto. | d. | pocket veto. |
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Look at the chart below. What term can best be used to describe the US economy
from the start of 2001 to 2002?  a. | Deflation | c. | Expansion | b. | Recession | d. | Depression |
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Most democratic countries follow this system of government, modeled by Great
Britain.
a. | parliamentary | c. | absolute | b. | ministerial | d. | presidential |
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A ____ is a representative government in which no leaders inherit office.
a. | constitutional monarchy | c. | dictatorship | b. | republic | d. | absolute monarchy |
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The Twenty-fifth Amendment makes provisions for the order in which someone takes
over the office of the president in the event the position becomes vacant by death, resignation, or
impeachment. What is this process called?
a. | impeachment. | c. | succession. | b. | protection. | d. | pardons. |
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Which court document requires police to “give up the body” and bring
the prisoner to court to explain why they are holding a prisoner?
a. | writ of habeas corpus | c. | rider | b. | bill of attainder | d. | casework |
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What is the title given to the head of a parliamentary government?
a. | monarch | c. | governor | b. | president | d. | prime minister |
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The ____ is the party bringing the lawsuit. This party is making the
complaint.
a. | lawyer | c. | plaintiff | b. | defendant | d. | judge |
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____ is the money needed to run a business or enable it to grow larger.
a. | Charter | c. | Seed money | b. | Financial capital | d. | Stock |
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Which term describes the highest point in an economic expansion?
a. | inflation | c. | real GDP | b. | CPI | d. | peak |
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The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is the
a. | President of the House. | c. | majority whip. | b. | Speaker of the
House. | d. | majority
leader. |
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The ____ is the percentage of the civilian labor force who are not working but
are looking for jobs.
a. | fiscal policy | c. | CPI | b. | unemployment rate | d. | TANF |
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Gross Domestic Product is one way to do what to the economy?
a. | To slow economic growth | c. | To stimulate the
economy | b. | To measure the economy’s size | d. | Increase international
trade |
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Congress may not pass ____ laws, which are laws that make an act a crime after
the act has been committed.
a. | cloture | c. | filibuster | b. | ex post facto | d. | casework |
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Who is the person who usually acts as chairperson of the Senate?
a. | majority whip | c. | majority leader | b. | filibuster | d. | president pro
tempore |
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What is the belief that the means of production should be owned by society,
either directly or through the government? This system allows some private investment, but the major
industries ae controlled by the government.
a. | Capitalism (Market economy) | c. | Fascism (Controlled
economy) | b. | Socialism (Mixed economy) | d. | Communism (Command economy) |
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Look at the map for this question: What term best describes the DC delegate who
abstained from voting? a. | Neutral elector | c. | “Faithless” elector | b. | Bush
supporter | d. | Gore
supporter |
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Look that the cartoon in question. Which economic idea is LEAST
visible in the cartoon? a. | Government interference | c. | Consumer
sovereignty | b. | Voluntary exchange | d. | Entrepreneurship |
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A justice who disagrees with the majority’s decision may write a ____
opinion.
a. | dissenting | c. | overruling | b. | minority | d. | concurring |
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Who are the people who start new businesses and introduce new products, much
like the person in this image (Bill Gates of Microsoft)? a. | inventors | c. | Marxists | b. | entrepreneurs | d. | laborers |
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Banks pay interest to customers based on how much money they have deposited when
they use which of the following accounts?
a. | debit | c. | savings | b. | checking | d. | reserve |
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State governments may exercise certain powers that have been set aside for the
states alone, according to the Tenth Amendment.What are these powers called?
a. | federal | c. | militia | b. | reserved | d. | concurring |
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The president has the power to issue which type action, resulting in a rule or
command that has the force of law.
a. | executive order | c. | execution order | b. | economic sanction | d. | amnesty order |
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What is the indirect, winner-take-all, state-by-state method we use to elect the
president?
a. | electoral agreement | c. | Executive College | b. | executive agreement | d. | Electoral
College |
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In a ____ system, the central government and the state governments share
power.
a. | republic | c. | federal | b. | democratic | d. | central |
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What happens to the economy when real GDP increases?
a. | peak | c. | business cycle | b. | expansion | d. | recession |
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A ____ is an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a
particular group.
a. | cloture | c. | gerrymander | b. | rider | d. | filibuster |
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What is the term for the deliberate killing of a racial or cultural
group?
a. | apartheid | c. | sanctions | b. | Cold War | d. | genocide |
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 In which type of markets do producers
offer final products for sale in the form of goods and services? a. | Factor | c. | Product | b. | Foreign | d. | Free |
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Which term involves control by the Federal Reserve over the supply of money and
the cost of credit according to the needs of the economy.
a. | Reserve | c. | Monetary policy | b. | Open market | d. | Discount rate |
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Which level of the court system hears state felonies and major lawsuits?
a. | US Appeals | c. | State district | b. | US Supreme | d. | State circuit |
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Look at the graph. Use it to answer the question.  If the demand for a product is low, what will the supplyer do to
stimulate sales? a. | create a shortage | c. | increase the surplus. | b. | lower the
price. | d. | raise the price
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Who follows the vice president in succession to the presidency?
a. | Speaker of the House | c. | secretary of defense | b. | attorney general | d. | secretary of
state |
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Which term means that stockholders are not responsible for the debts of the
corporation?
a. | Sole proprietorship | c. | Double taxation | b. | Unlimited liability | d. | Limited
liability |
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Who is the chief executive officer of the United Nations?
a. | general minister | c. | president | b. | secretary-general | d. | prime minister |
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In which economic system do private citizens, either individuals or in the form
of companies and corporations, own most, if not all, of the means of production?
a. | federalized | c. | socialist | b. | capitalist | d. | market |
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When a person owns __________, he or she shares in the ownership of a
corporation.
a. | bills. | c. | charters. | b. | stocks. | d. | socks. |
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Which type of organization works to influence voting decisions made by
lawmakers?
a. | Constituents | c. | Government corporations | b. | Trusts | d. | Special-interest groups |
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Food, clothing, and shelter are examples of what?
a. | needs. | c. | incentives. | b. | trade-offs. | d. | wants. |
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Which place acts as the president’s primary residence and as the nerve
center of the executive branch of the Federal government?
a. | Camp David | c. | White House | b. | Monticello | d. | Capitol |
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____ are things we would like to have to make life more comfortable.
a. | Incentives | c. | Wants | b. | Needs | d. | Trade-offs |
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When a business concentrates on goods or services that it can produce better
than anyone, it is using
a. | productivity. | c. | capitalism. | b. | factor marketing. | d. | specialization. |
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____ includes both coins and paper money.
a. | Certificates | c. | Monetary policy | b. | Reserve | d. | Currency |
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Most developed countries are located in the ____ Hemisphere.
a. | Southern | c. | Western | b. | Eastern | d. | Northern |
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Businesses are required to treat all workers fairly. This means that what form
of unfair treatment is illegal in the United States?
a. | arbitration. | c. | mediation. | b. | transparency. | d. | discrimination. |
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What is the term for the power of the president or governor to reduce a
criminal’s sentence?
a. | veto | c. | parole | b. | apportion | d. | commute |
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Which term refers to the role of the consumer as ruler of the market?
a. | competition | c. | consumer sovereignty | b. | free enterprise | d. | market
determination |
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What was the rate of economic growth in US real GDP during the third quarter of
2003?
a. | off the charts | c. | -2 percent | b. | 3 percent | d. | 7 percent |
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The president may grant a pardon to a group of people as President Carter did in
1977 for those who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. What is this action called?
a. | sanctions | c. | treaties | b. | amnesty | d. | executive
agreements |
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Which type of economic system allows businesses to compete for profit with a
minimum of government interference?
a. | socialist | c. | command | b. | traditional | d. | free enterprise |
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____ means that people and nations all over the world now depend on one another
for many goods and services.
a. | Global interdependence | c. | Conservation | b. | Globalization | d. | Internationalism |
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Senators can bring closure to a filibuster by a three-fifths vote in favor of
what action?
a. | a roll-call vote. | c. | pigeonholing. | b. | cloture. | d. | a voice vote. |
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Which political party is shown as being critical of the majority party now that
it has lost the election?
a. | The Bull Moose Party | c. | The Green Party | b. | The Republican Party | d. | The Democratic
Party |
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What term is used to describe when buyers and sellers freely engage in market
transactions?
a. | Command Capitalism | c. | Consumptionism | b. | Consumer Price Index | d. | Voluntary
exchange |
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Economics involves the process by which members of society meet their needs and
wants. This area of study is sometimes called the science of which process?
a. | economic models. | c. | cost-benefit analysis. | b. | decision
making. | d. | supply and
demand. |
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Congress shall have the power...to make all laws
which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other
powers vested by this constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or
officer thereof
What is another name for the clause written above, the
“necessary and proper” clause, which “stretches” Congress’ lawmaking
powers?
a. | elastic clause | c. | writ of habeas corpus | b. | filibuster | d. | bill of attainder |
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In the Senate, debate on the floor is unlimited. Senators can delay a vote by
making lengthy speeches until a bill’s sponsor withdraws the proposed law. What is this
strategy called?
a. | gabling | c. | voice voting | b. | cloture | d. | filibustering |
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What are the tools, machinery, and buildings used to make other products?
a. | entrepreneurs | c. | capital | b. | labor | d. | resources |
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What important role of the president consists of his acting as the manager
of the Executive Branch of the federal government?
a. | Chief Executive | c. | economic leader | b. | chief of state | d. | head diplomat |
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What word is used to describe a formal agreement between two or more countries
that may end military action or set up trade agreements?
a. | A treaty | c. | An accord | b. | An embargo | d. | An executive
agreement |
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What is the term for the measurement of an economy’s production after the
distortions of price increases (inflation) have been removed?
a. | peak | c. | consumer price index | b. | real GDP | d. | business cycle |
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Only Nebraska has a ____, or one-house, state legislature.
a. | mono-level | c. | bicameral | b. | apportioned | d. | unicameral |
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Some workers join ____ in order to have a better chance to obtain higher pay and
better working conditions.
a. | collective bargaining | c. | strikes | b. | labor unions | d. | closed shops |
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Refer to the cartoon below when answering the next several questions? What is the central issue of the
cartoon being criticized by the artist? a. | Pork-barrel projects in congressional spending bills. | c. | That the Democrats used unfair
methods during the 2008 electon. | b. | Democrats and Republicans fighting in
Congress. | d. | Corruption among
House members and US Senators. |
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Most governors can reject only a specific part of a bill, which is called
a
a. | parole. | c. | commute. | b. | magistrate. | d. | line-item veto. |
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How do financial institutions cover their costs on loans they make to their
customers?
a. | By charging interest fees | c. | By charging discount
rates | b. | By paying insurance fees | d. | The government makes them charge reserve rates. |
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Which of the following business organizations has many of the rights and
responsibilities of an individual, and is treated as an individual in the eyes of the law?
a. | corporation | c. | partnership | b. | sole proprietorship | d. | closed shop |
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What is the term that is used when an official like the president is
formally accused of misconduct in office by the House of Representatives?
a. | habeas corpus | c. | condemnation | b. | impeach | d. | cloture |
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What term refers to a system in which things are done “the way they have
always been done.”
a. | market economy | c. | mixed economy | b. | traditional economy | d. | command economy |
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What court official usually hears minor cases and civil cases involving small
sums of money?
a. | Sheriff | c. | magistrate | b. | District attorney | d. | court baliff |
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What is the policy of protecting domestic industries from foreign competition by
placing tariffs on imports?
a. | internationalism | c. | conservation | b. | globalization | d. | protectionism |
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What is the name of a business owned by two or more people?
a. | corporation | c. | partnership | b. | sole proprietorship | d. | closed shop |
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In which form of government do the executive and legislative functions both
reside in an elected assembly?
a. | totalitarian regime | c. | parliamentary system | b. | constitutional republic | d. | constitutional
monarchy |
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The job of the ____ courts is to review decisions made in the lower district
courts.
a. | concurrent | c. | supreme | b. | exclusive | d. | appeals |
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What international understanding eliminated all trade barriers among the United
States, Canada, and Mexico?
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A ____ committee is temporary and it is created to do a special job, such as an
investigation, for a limited period.
a. | standing | c. | select | b. | joint | d. | conference |
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Sole proprietors are financially responsible for all problems related to their
businesses. What term is used to describe this level of responsibility?
a. | stock | c. | unlimited liability | b. | limited liability | d. | financial
capital |
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Which role of the president places him (or her) at the top of the US military
even though he and the secretary of defense are civilians?
a. | Commander-in-chief | c. | Attorney General | b. | Chairman of the Military | d. | Chief Executive |
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Taxation and law enforcement are powers shared by the state governments and the
federal government. These powers are called what?
a. | concurrent | c. | national | b. | reserved | d. | militia |
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What low-cost financial institutions are open only to workers who aare employed
by the company that set up the financial institution?
a. | commercial banks | c. | savings and loan associations | b. | credit
unions | d. | central
bank |
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Essay: Honors Classes: Complete the essay below and complete the essay on the
essay response form. Your response needs to be one to two paragraphs long.
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ALL CLASSES MUST
ANSWER THIS QUESTION:
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of
the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.”
We say these words every day as we start school. But do you really understand
the emeaning of these words? You have spent one full school year learning about what these words
mean. Describe in your own words what you think the Pledge means to you. Be sure to discuss each
phrase by outlining its meaning. Use examples from American government and history to illustrate the
meaning of the words as you understand them.
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Use the map below to answer the following question:  Which system is better for the people of any nation: democratic capitalism
(green), democratic socialism (pink), traditional (white), or totalitarian communism (red)? Choose
one (1) of those political-economic systems and explain how the people benefit from that
system. Give specific examples from the world’s nations to demonstrate and support your
opinion.
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