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Question 11

What is the economic system in the United States?

  1. A command economy
  2. A traditional barter economy
  3. A capitalist economyCorrect answer
  4. A socialist economy

Official answer

  • capitalist economy
  • market economy

Explanation

In the United States most property and business is privately owned and prices are set by supply and demand, which is what makes it a capitalist or market economy rather than a state-planned one.

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Question 11: What is the economic system in the United States? · U.S. Civics Test 2008 · Questena