Economic Systems Quiz: Capitalism vs Communism
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What economic system is characterized by private enterprise, freedom of choice, freedom to compete, limited government involvement, and prices set by supply and demand?

  • Socialism
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Capitalism (correct)
  • Communism
  • In which economic system does the state own essential industries like steel, utilities, transportation, while leaving other businesses in private ownership?

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Communism
  • Capitalism
  • Socialism (correct)
  • What term refers to the economic activity of a person who starts, manages, and assumes the risk of a business enterprise?

  • Socialism
  • Communism
  • Capitalism
  • Entrepreneurship (correct)
  • Which economic system is described as having state ownership of economic resources, social and economic equality, central planning, and no freedom of competition?

    <p>Communism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which economic system are prices determined by the interaction of supply and demand forces?

    <p>Capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which economic system is characterized by a profit motive, private enterprise, and freedom to compete?

    <p>Capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which economic system is described as being midway between capitalism and communism and involves state ownership of some essential industries?

    <p>Socialism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Spingler (1932) suggests that a society of culture is like a living thing that ______, lives, and dies.

    <p>grows</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Adam Smith, individuals seeking to work for their own welfare unknowingly promote what is best for the ______ and the society.

    <p>community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Adolf Hitler, the Racial Heritage theory stresses the belief that one race is superior to the other based on color, ______, and other geometric factors.

    <p>built</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Eliworth Huntington (1915) proposed the Climatic Condition Theory, stating that climatic conditions determine the energy level of people as well as the rate of ______.

    <p>development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Tovenne Ace (1947), the challenge of the Natural Environment is the combination of geographic phenomena and ______ pressure of stimulation.

    <p>sociological</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Laizzes Faire theory advocates for non-interference of the government in economic activities and focusing efforts only on ______.

    <p>education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Socio-Psychological Theory, people engage in entrepreneurial activities because of ______ interest.

    <p>self</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Cultural Diffusion theory states that the contact of a less developed society to a more developed one results in the latter influencing the ______.

    <p>former</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Keynesian theory, proposed by John Maynard Keynes, suggests that the greater the population, the greater the demand and the more likely entrepreneurs need to ______.

    <p>invest</p> Signup and view all the answers

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