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A good way to tell how much a country's individuals earn on average is to look at its GNP per ______________. capita
GDP means Gross Domestic Product and tells how much money a country earns in one ____. year
The ____ _____ is an organization of 28 European countries. European Union
What is the abbreviation for the European Union? EU
Two reasons the European Union was formed was to protect the ______ and human rights. environment
Two additional reasons the EU was formed is to promote ____ and political strength of its members. economic
The United States's GNP ranking is first when compared to other ______________. countries
A country with limited type of government is likely to have a ___ _____ type of economy. free enterprise
A country with a communist/unlimited type of government probably as a ____ type of economy. communist
A country in which the government owns many, but not all, of the businesses, has ____ as its type of economy. socialism
A country in which ALL of the businesses and farms are owned by the ___________ has a communist type of economy, government
The economies of Western Europe make more money than those of Eastern Europe because _________ Europe used be communist until 1991. Eastern
Russia used to be part of the communist _____ _____ until 1991. Soviet Union
The countries of the Soviet Union broke up and moved away from communism toward free enterprise and _____, but it has not been easy. democracy
A document forced on the King of England in the year 1215 was called the ____ _____. Magna Carta
The Magna Carta gave individuals more rights and took powers away from the ____. king
The U.S. _____ is based upon the Magna Carta. Constitution
People used to believe in the Divine Right of Kings, meaning that their power came from ____. God
A tyranny/dictatorship is a government under the control of ____ all-powerful leader. one
In a _______ monarchy, the king and queen are figureheads who do not have much power. constitutional
In an _____ monarchy, the king or queen has total, unlimited power. absolute
China, Cuba, and North _______ still have communist governments. Korea
Germany used to be divided into East and _____, communist and democratic, until the late 1980's. West
Rome had the first ______ for a government. republic
In a republic, people vote for ____ to represent them. leaders
Ancient Greece had the first democracy, in which all qualified voters voted on ____. everything
A ______ type of government has a free enterprise type of economy. limited
A absolute monarchy is an _____ type of government. unlimited
Constitutional AND absolute monarchies BOTH have kings and ______. queens
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