Question 1

China embarked on a large-scale privatization since ___________.

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Question 2

Statement I. In the United States, the economic role of the government is played almost entirely at the federal level. Statement II. The outcomes of each of the three basic economic questions are affected by government actions.

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A)  Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B)  Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C)  Both statements are true.
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 3

Statement I: In a centrally planned economy the government sets the prices and decides how much of each good is to be produced. Statement II: In a market economy, the interaction of buyers and sellers sets prices and determines how much of each good is to be produced.

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A)  Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B)  Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C)  Both statements are true.
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 4

All capitalist economies

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A)  can operate without government establishing a legal system.
B)  create an equal distribution of income.
C)  depend on central planning.
D)  depend on the price mechanism.

Question 5

As an economy modernizes and its standard of living rises, the proportion of transactions conducted with barter

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A)  rises.
B)  falls.
C)  remains about the same.

Question 6

The theory of the communists could be summed up in a single phrase: _____________________________.

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Question 7

Cradle-to-grave security is most common in ___________ countries.

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A)  Capitalist
B)  Communist
C)  Socialist
D)  Fascist

Question 8

Statement I: Most Americans would be willing to give up driving to reduce auto emissions to zero. Statement II: Trading in pollution permits is banned on the Chicago Board of Trade but has flourished on the black market.

Accepted Answer

A)  Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B)  Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C)  Both statements are true.
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 9

Which statement is false?

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A)  Nearly all economists prefer incentive-based regulations to command-and-control regulations to curb pollution.
B)  Emissions trading originated as a result of the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act.
C)  In most other economically advanced countries, gasoline taxes are much higher compared to the United States.
D)  Since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1972, there has been very little improvement in air quality in the United States.

Question 10

Which statement is false?

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A)  Throughout the 1980s, the Soviet Union devoted most of its capital and talent to its military establishment rather than to market reform.
B)  In the late 1970s, China began reforms, which eventually transformed it to a more market-oriented economy.
C)  Russia has been more successful than China in becoming a market-oriented economy.
D)  None of the above statements are false.

Question 11

If a person wanted to raise some capital and was unable to borrow it, they could either ________ or ________.

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Question 12

In a capitalist country most resources are owned by

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A)  business firms.
B)  households.
C)  the government.

Question 13

Which is the most accurate statement?

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A)  There is no real competition in the American economy.
B)  To allow the price mechanism to work we need many competing firms in each industry.
C)  The forces of supply and demand do not operate in our economy.
D)  The price mechanism functions perfectly in our economy.

Question 14

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believed that the ideal communist society would come about when

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A)  the state withered away.
B)  the state gained control of the economy's means of production.
C)  there was private ownership of the means of production.
D)  all large corporations remained in private hands, but were regulated by the government.

Question 15

Which statement is true?

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A)  Our economic system leads to an equitable distribution of income.
B)  One of the basic functions of our government is to transfer some income from the rich and the middle class to the poor.
C)  The price mechanism and the definition of economics are incompatible.
D)  None of the statements are true.

Question 16

According to most economists, which one of the following would be the best public policy?

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A)  Require businesses to reduce pollution by a level prescribed by the government.
B)  Zero tolerance for pollution.
C)  Rely on private enterprise to reduce pollution as it is ultimately in its best interest.
D)  Provide business firms with incentives to curb their pollution.

Question 17

Market failure means that

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A)  the law of supply and demand has stopped functioning.
B)  our resources are not allocated efficiently.
C)  the stock market has crashed.
D)  prices are no longer reliable indicators of how much things cost.

Question 18

Which is true about the means of production?

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A)  Under capitalism it is privately owned, and under fascism it is owned by the government.
B)  Under fascism it is privately owned, and under capitalism it is owned by the government.
C)  Under both capitalism and fascism it is owned by the government.
D)  Under capitalism and fascism it is privately owned.

Question 19

Public goods will not be produced in the private sector because entrepreneurs cannot ___________________.

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make a profit, or th...

Question 20

Which statement is most accurate?

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A)  By the mid 1980s, over 90 percent of China's agricultural land was farmed by private households.
B)  China has virtually no private sector.
C)  Although China's agricultural sector is market oriented, its industrial sector still uses the communist model.
D)  China's economy is almost entirely privately owned.

Exam 3: The Mixed Economy

According to most economists, which one of the following would be the best public policy?

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Market failure means that

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China embarked on a large-scale privatization since ___________.

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Which statement is false?

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If a person wanted to raise some capital and was unable to borrow it, they could either ________ or ________.

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Which statement is true?

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Cradle-to-grave security is most common in ___________ countries.

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Statement I: In a centrally planned economy the government sets the prices and decides how much of each good is to be produced. Statement II: In a market economy, the interaction of buyers and sellers sets prices and determines how much of each good is to be produced.

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In a capitalist country most resources are owned by

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Public goods will not be produced in the private sector because entrepreneurs cannot ___________________.

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The theory of the communists could be summed up in a single phrase: _____________________________.

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Statement I: Most Americans would be willing to give up driving to reduce auto emissions to zero. Statement II: Trading in pollution permits is banned on the Chicago Board of Trade but has flourished on the black market.

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Which is the most accurate statement?

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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believed that the ideal communist society would come about when

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As an economy modernizes and its standard of living rises, the proportion of transactions conducted with barter

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Statement I. In the United States, the economic role of the government is played almost entirely at the federal level. Statement II. The outcomes of each of the three basic economic questions are affected by government actions.

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Which is true about the means of production?

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All capitalist economies

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