Chapter 2 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Laws of Economics | The general rules or principles guiding the production, distribution, and consumption of goods |
| Selected Principles of Economics #1 | The satisfaction of human wants always requires effort. Everything must be worked for. |
| Selected Principles of Economics #2 | Because people have more wants than they can satisfy, they must choose which of their many wants to satisfy |
| Selected Principles of Economics #3 | When certain goods are very scarce or useful, they become more valuable in relation to other goods |
| Selected Principles of Economics #4 | Every society is limited by nature in its capacity to produce goods |
| Selected Principles of Economics #5 | To produce goods, it is necessary to combine the four factors of production |
| Selected Principles of Economics #6 | Prosperous individuals and societies try to produce goods(work) as efficiently as possible |
| Selected Principles of Economics #7 | To acquire capital, or tools of production, individuals and societies must save, postponing consumption of other goods |
| Selected Principles of Economics #8 | An increase in capital efficiency results in increased production |
| Selected Principles of Economics #9 | Division of labor and specialization usually result in increased production |
| Selected Principles of Economics #10 | Economies that practice the effective division of labor require some form of money to make the exchange of goods easier |
| Mercantilism | A set of economic policies which aimed to biuld up the state's treasury |
| Trade Balance | The difference in value of the goods that a country sells abroad compared to those it purchases from other countries. One of the main concerns of mercantilistic governments |
| Tariffs | Taxes that governments apply only to imported goods |
| Imperialism | The establishment of colonies and extensive territories created to benefit their mother countries. Mercantilism advocated imperialism |
| Physiocrats | Some of the earliest influential advocates of "laissez-faire" economics, a French phrase meaning "let things alone". This doctrine says that a nation's economy is best left to itself and should not be stifled by government regulation |
| Classical Economics | The theories developed by economists that stated that the free market was the best possible economic system. These theories came from the ideas of the Physiocrats |
| Mercantilists Believe #1 | A nation's real wealth is determined by its store of precious metals(gold and silver) |
| Physiocrats Believe #1 | A nation's real wealth is derived from the land and its natural resources |
| Mercantilists Believe #2 | The importation of foreign goods should be limited through restrictions and high tariffs |
| Physiocrats Believe #2 | Free trade should be encouraged among nations through the absence of excessive laws and taxes |
| Mercantilists Believe #3 | Government is needed to control population patterns by dictating where people may live and where they may work in order to endure productivity |
| Physiocrats Believe #3 | Government should allow people to make their own choices because free labor is more productive than controlled labor |
| Mercantilists Believe #4 | Industries need governmental regulation, special privileges, and protection in order to ensure their survival |
| Physiocrats Believe #4 | Industries flourish best when allowed to make their own choices, free of governmental intervention |
| Adam Smith | The founder of modern economics |
| Division of Labor | The separation of work to be performed into individual tasks |
| Specialization | When the division of tasks among workers allows the production of goods by people doing the jobs they do best |
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