Economic
Terms
Branches of
Government
U. S.
Canada
Miscellaneous
5 pt
5 pt
5 pt
5 pt
5 pt
10 pt
10 pt
10 pt
10 pt
10 pt
15 pt
15 pt
15 pt
15 pt
15 pt
20 pt
20 pt
20 pt
20 pt
20 pt
25 pt
25 pt
25 pt
25 pt
25 1pt
To trade
2
Barter
3
When a waiter takes your
order at a restaurant it is
known as…
4
Service
5
What is the making,
buying, and selling of
goods and services called?
6
Economics
7
When an individual or
company focuses on doing
one task.
8
Specialization
9
The term used to describe
when there is limited
resources.
10
Scarcity
11
What branch of
government does the
President fall under?
12
Executive
13
Under what branch of
government are bills
written?
14
Legeslative
15
Under what branch of
government do you find
the Supreme Court.
16
Judicial
17
The House of
Representatives and the
Senate is also known as
the …
18
Congress
19
How is the President’s veto
overridden?
20
2/3 vote in the Congress
21
The first 10 Amendments
of the Constitution is called
the…
22
Bill of Rights
23
What is the official
language of the United
States?
24
There is no official
language
25
What document serves as
supreme law in the United
State
26
Constitution
27
Term used to describe the
limitations our branches of
government can use so that
one doesn’t over power the
other.
28
Checks and balances
or
Separation of powers
29
A government system in
which legalized force by
the government is
restricted.
30
Limited Government
31
Canada is divided up
into…
32
Provinces and Territories
33
The ____________ in
Canada is equivalent to the
United States president.
34
Prime Minister
35
What type of government
does Canada have?
36
Constitutional Monarchy
37
In our Legislative branch
we have a congress. In
Canada’s legislative branch
they have ___________.
38
Parliament
39
The three territories in
Canada are Yukon,
Nunavut and
______________.
40
The Northwest Territory
41
Canada is the
__________largest nation
in the world. (in area)
42
second
43
What is the name of the
tallest mountain in the
United States?
44
Mt. McKinley
45
Money that the
government collects from
individuals and businesses
to pay for public goods and
services.
46
Taxes
47
A person who comes up
with a product or service,
or a better way to produce
one.
48
Entrepreneur
49
A government in which a
King or Queen are the
rulers is called…
50
Monarchy
51