1. What are the key characteristics of the US economic System? Ms. Ramos Alta Loma High School

2. America is a free-enterprise system http://www.tianet.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=5437 Ms.Ramos

3. Economic Freedom Laissez- faire Work Buy Sell freeenterprisepac.com Ms.Ramos

4. Competition Firms are free to compete Consumers benefit http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/09/27/mcdonalds-vs-burger-king-vs-kfc-who-is-better/ Ms.Ramos

5. Equal Opportunity Legal right to seek education & compete in marketplace http://www.heartlandcomm.com/eoe.aspx Ms.Ramos

6. Binding Contracts Right to enter & legal nononsenselaw.com Ms.Ramos

7. Property Rights Right to sell, buy, & control the use of our “property” Ms.Ramos http://zunia.org/post/intellectual-property-and-developing-countries/ blog.rumrelllaw.com

8. Profit Motive $$$ drives free enterprise Provides incentive to work and create new businesses Ms.Ramos 3sigma.com

9. Limited Government Protect property rights Promote general welfare Preserve competition Protect consumer, worker, environment Stabilize the economy Ms.Ramos

10. socialstudieshelp.com Ms.Ramos