A welfare tax system provides a safety-net in which system?
Socialism
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Which system's goal is to create competition?
Capitalism
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In which system is the economic activity determined by shoppers and companies?
Capitalism
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Which system(s) has never been achieved in true and pure form?
All of them
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In which system are the decisions about economic activity determined by a community or public planning committee?
Socialism
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Economics is the process by which ____ are produced, bought and sold.
Good and Services
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Which system's goal is a classless society?
Communism
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In which system is the means of production owned privately?
Capitalism
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Which system is designed to eliminate extreme poverty?
Socialism
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In a "pure" communism society, who are the wealthiest and most powerful people?
No one - every member of society is supposed to be equal
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In a real-life communist society, who are the wealthiest and most powerful people?
Whoever controls the government
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What societal problem did Karl Marx attempt to address in his manifesto?
The exploitation of the poor by the rich
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According to Marx, workers would take control of governments through
Violent revolution
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Place the following events in sequence: A) Russia gets a communist government; B) The Communist Manifesto is written; C) China blends capitalism with communism
B, A, C
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What is the best synonym for "centralized economy?"
Planned economy
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What can you infer about the reason why communism became so popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Working people faced extremely difficult conditions back then
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In a Communist country, workers have no ________ to work harder.
Incentive
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United states is a _____ Economy
Mixed
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The U.S has both elements of ____ and ___
Capitalism and Socialism
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China’s economy has both elements of ______ and_______.