Latin America Government and Economics

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  1. 4. the group of elected representatives who have the power to make laws
  2. 7. capital the factories, machines, technologies, buildings, and property needed by businesses to operate
  3. 8. type of democratic government where citizens elect members of parliament who then choose a prime minister as chief executive
  4. 11. a government order stopping trade with another country
  5. 13. the king or queen of a country
  6. 15. the person who takes a risk and provides the money to start and own a business
  7. 16. barriers rules used to try to limit trade with other countries (ex. tariffs, quotas, and embargos)
  8. 17. the percentage of a country's population who can read and write
  9. 20. a leader who heads the military, enforces laws, and keeps a country running day to day
  10. 22. (North American Free Trade Agreement) an agreement signed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in 1994 that took away all tariffs on goods traded among the 3 countries
  11. 23. an economy that combines elements of traditional, market, and command economic systems
  12. 24. a limit to the number of imports that may enter a country
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  1. 1. system of government where citizens can run for election and vote for elected officials
  2. 2. the symbolic leader of a country
  3. 3. type of democratic government where citizens elect members of the legislature and also the chief executive as president
  4. 5. an economy in which customs and habits of the past decide what and how goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed
  5. 6. the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in one year
  6. 9. of living the basic economic level of people in a country
  7. 10. an economy in which centralized planning groups decide what and how goods and services will be produced, distributed, and consumed
  8. 12. an economy in which changes in price guide what and how goods and services will be produced, distributed, and consumed
  9. 14. a tax on imports
  10. 18. system of government where a single ruler has unlimited power and citizens cannot run for election or vote
  11. 19. capital workers of a business or country including their education, training, skills, and health
  12. 21. a document outlining the duties, powers, rights, and responsibilities of the government