Ch.2 Lesson 2

ESPANOL

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How do Mixed Economic
Systems help a society deal
with the fundamental
problem of scarcity?

TRADITIONAL

🧊

●BARTER

●FAMILY
CENTERED

●COMMUNAL

●ROLES KNOWN

●LITTLE
INNOVATION

COMMAND

⚒

●GOVERNMENT
OWNS ALL

●TOLD WHAT TO
DO

●NO FREEDOM

●INDUSTRIAL
GROWTH IS
FAST

●BASIC NEEDS
PROVIDED

MARKET

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●FREEDOM

●OPTION

●BECOME RICH

●BECOME POOR

●ECONOMIC
DOWNTURNS

WHY DO MIXED ECONOMIES EXIST?

READ THE

SECTION AND
ANSWER THE

THREE

QUESTIONS

CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY

CREATE A MAP AS A TEAM
DEMONSTRATING THE
VARIOUS ECONOMIC
SECTORS OF CALIFORNIA
WHILE ALSO SHOWING
HOW CALIFORNIA'S
ECONOMY IS A MIXED
ECONOMY

CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY

1= TECH
2=AGRICULTURE
3= ENTERTAINMENT

CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY

FOR EACH SECTOR YOU
WILL PROVIDE:

1. HOW DOES THE

GOVERNMENT
SUPPORT?

2. HOW DO BUSINESS

OWNERS DECIDE?

3. HOW DO FAMILIES

PARTICIPATE?

CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY

CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY

THEN DRAW A LIL
IMAGE SHOWING
YOUR SECTOR

Montana
Provides
huge tax
breaks for
chemical
companies

Business
owners get
tax breaks

for high
paying

jobs

State
gives

money to
tourism
board for
projects

WHY DO MIXED ECONOMIES EXIST?

1.

What are the two main elements that a mixed
economy combines, as described in the text?

2.

According to the text, how does the government

in a mixed economy like the United States

contribute to addressing social needs?

3.

What are some examples of government

programs mentioned in the text that help reduce

inequality in a mixed economy?