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The Need for a Constitution — Unit test Answers

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Study the chart.CountrySystemGDP per capitaSwitzerlandFree market$76, 101.30IrelandFree market$107,862.40VietnamCommand$3,694.00CubaCommand$9,477.90AustraliaMixed market$62,345.20FranceMixed market$50,543.70Gross domestic product (GDP): the total economic value of a country in a yearGDP per capita: the total GDP (economic value of a country) divided by the number of people in a country.

A
A country’s economy tends to have little to no effect on how much wealth is generated per person.
B
Mixed-market economies tend to generate more wealth per person than free-market or command economies.
C
Command economies tend to generate more wealth per person than free-market or mixed-market economies.
D
Free-market and mixed-market economies tend to generate more wealth per person than command economies.
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As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in

A
1768.
B
1776.
C
1760.
D
1774.
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The Magna Carta placed clear limits on the power of the

A
citizens.
B
army.
C
king.
D
Church.
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Read the following facts about Cuba’s economy:Cubans have access to disability and retirement benefits. Cuba recently recognized the existence of private property.Tax policies are designed to prevent the growth of wealth.Financial assistance is provided for housing, utilities, and food.

A
Cubans have access to disability and retirement benefits.
B
Cuba recently recognized the existence of private property.
C
Tax policies are designed to prevent the growth of wealth.
D
Financial assistance is provided for housing, utilities, and food.
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What is the biggest difference in citizen participation in government between ancient Athens and the modern United States?

A
US citizens are all members of the General Assembly.
B
US citizens vote directly on all laws or important decisions.
C
US citizens are randomly selected to join the Council of 500.
D
US citizens elect officials to represent them in government.
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Which example suggests a command economy?

A
The government regulates a private refinery’s release of pollutants into the air.
B
The government instructs a factory to make 5,000 T-shirts.
C
A shop owner increases production of a toy in high demand and short supply.
D
A family trades vegetables from their garden for meat.
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How did the issue of slavery affect the debate on representation at the Constitutional Convention?

A
Both regions recognized that how enslaved people were counted would significantly affect representation.
B
The northern states were convinced that enslaved people should be included fully as a part of the population.
C
The southern states knew counting enslaved people as part of the population would damage their governmental position.
D
Neither region wanted the enslaved people counted as part of the population because it would skew their representation.
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What are two types of oligarchies?

A
theocracy and monarchy
B
dictatorship and theocracy
C
communism and dictatorship
D
theocracy and communism

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