United StatesQuestion 11 (2008 list) · Principles of American government
What is the economic system in the United States?
- aCapitalist economyCorrect answer
- bSocialist economy
- cCommunist economy
- dPlanned economy
Why?
The United States has a capitalist economy, where most businesses are owned by private people, not by the government. You could also say “market economy.”
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What is the “rule of law”?Correct answer:Everyone must follow the law.
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What is the supreme law of the land?Correct answer:The Constitution
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What does the Constitution do?Correct answer:Sets up the government
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?Correct answer:We the People
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