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Government and Economics vocabulary

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command economyeconomy dictated by government
market economyeconomy driven by individuals and private ownership with limited government interference
tradtional economyeconomy based on the traditions of local indigenous population
quotaa limit of goods that can be imported or exported
trade barriersrestrictions or limits on trade
tarifftrade restrictions that imposes taxes on imported goods
human captialpeople that contribute to the economy by doing a service
entrepreneurshipcreation of a private business by individuals usually found in market economy
GDPGross Domestic Product is the total amount of goods and services produced in a state or a country for a year for a countriy
captial goodsgoods that contribute to the production of goods and services
embargotrade barrier that ends trade with other countries usually for political or safety reasons
autocraticone person posseses all the power in a government like a dictator
oligarchygovernment ruled by a few people ( remember Olive Garden)
democracygovernment is chosen by the people by free elections
unitarygovernment where the power is held by one central group
federalgovernment where the power is divided between the central and local (state) governments
confederategovernment where most of the power is divided between local and a weak central government


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