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Business Econ Chp. 2

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Definition
socialism   political and economic system in which the government owns and controls some factors of production  
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Stagnation   lack of movement  
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fixed   income that does not increase even though prices go up  
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communism   economic and political system in which all factors of production are collectively owned and controlled by the state  
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inflation   rise in the general factors of production  
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free enterprise   economy where people carry on their economic affairs freely but are subjected to some government intervention and regulation  
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mixed   economic system that has some combination of traditional command and market economies  
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incentive   something that motivates  
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consumer sovereignty   role of consumer as ruler of the market when determining the types of goods and services produced  
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social security   federal program of disability and retirement benefits that covers most working people  
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profit   extent to which persons or organizations are better off financially at the end of a period than they were at the beginning  
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voluntary exchange   act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in market transactions  
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competition   struggle among sellers to attract consumers  
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catalyst   something that stimulates activity among people or force  
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capitalism   economic system in which private citizens own and use the factors of production in order to generate profits  
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profit motive   incentive that encourages people and organizations to improve their financial and material well-being  
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regulator   someone or something that controls activities  
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command   economic system characterized by with a central authority that makes most of the major economic decisions  
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market   meeting place or mechanism that allows buyers and sellers to come together  
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traditional   economic system in which the allocation of scare resources and other economic activities are based on ritual, habit, or custom  
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private property rights   fundamental feature of capitalism that allows individuals to own and control their possessions as they wish.  
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a disadvantage of a market economy is   it does not provide for everyone  
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An advantage of a command economy is that   can change direction drastically  
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the following societies are examples of traditional economies   african mbuti, inuit  
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the former soviet union was what type of economy   command economy  
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what best describes a market economy   a teenage girl deciding how to spend the extra money she earned working overtime  
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The u.s economic and social goals include   economic freedom, economic equity, and economic growth  
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economic goals are essential because they   help us to determine if our economic system is meeting our needs  
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an example of economic growth is   when a electric automobile plant opens, 1000 jobs created  
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economic security an important goal of the U.S. because   americans desire protection from adverse economic conditions, such as layoffs and illnesses  
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by increasing minimum wage it will raise the unemployment rate. this is an example of   the trade off among social and economi goals  
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the feature of capitalism that allows people to own and control their possessions is referred to as   private property rights  
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entrepreneurs are important to free enterprise because   entrepreneurs start new businesses  
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modified free enterprise is also called a   mixed economy  
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consumers demonstrate their power in the u.s economy   by deciding what to purchase  
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protector, provider, regulator, and consumer are roles played by   government in U.S.  
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in a command economy, the role of a government is to   make major economic decisions  
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an example of a market economy is   the united states  
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who ultimately determines the products that a free enterprise economy produces   consumers  
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the united states has a   modified free enterprise system  
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who starts new businesses in the free enterprise system   entrepreneurs  
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a characteristic of a traditional economy is   it discourages new ideas and new ways of doing thing  
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a market economy   features decentralized decision making  
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the minimum wage is an example of   economic exchange means  
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voluntary exchange means   people freely and willingly engage in market transactions  
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the economic system that can change direction quickly and drastically is   command  
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