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☀️ A1 - CAPITALISM: GUIDED NOTES (MUST-DO)

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Question 1
1.
The modern U.S. economy is based on _______.
Question 2
2.
Capitalism is an _______system based on the _______and _______of businesses where the _______of business owners is to _______.
Question 3
3.

List six key characteristics of capitalism.

Question 4
4.

List three advantages of capitalism.

Question 5
5.

List three disadvantages of capitalism.

Question 6
6.
The U.S. economy is based on a system called _______.
Question 7
7.

Capitalism is a system where the government owns and controls all of the businesses in the country.

Question 8
8.
In capitalism, the ultimate goal of business owners is to _______.
Question 9
9.

Question 10
10.

Categorize the following based on whether they are commonly considered ADVANTAGES of capitalism or DISADVANTAGES of capitalism.

  • Inequality between different social classes
  • Goods and services can be produced more efficiently
  • Rewards for hard work and innovation
Question 11
11.

Which of the following is the best explanation of the term "external costs"?

Question 12
12.

It usually cheaper and more efficient to produce goods in capitalist societies than it is in other types of economies.

Question 13
13.

The government sets the prices of goods in capitalist economies.

Question 14
14.

The standard of living has most often increased for people who live in capitalist economies.

Question 15
15.

One major problem with capitalism is that businesses are not allowed to compete with each other in terms of prices and quality of goods and services.

Check off all of the following that are characteristics of capitalist economies.
Motivation to make a profit
Government ownership of businesses
Prices determined by government agencies
Prices determined by supply and demand
Motivation to maintain economic equality among citizens
Private ownership and control of business
Competition between businesses
Voluntary exchange of goods and services
Private ownership of property
Goods and services can be produces at a lower cost
External costs like pollution, waste, and species extinction are often ignored
Goods and services are more widely available
Standard of living often increases
Requires increasing levels of consumption and risk-taking
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES