Question 4 • EA Academy Civics 9
The U.S. economy is shaped by free trade and choice, which let people decide what to buy, sell, and produce. Decentralization of power limits government control, while private ownership and property allow individuals and businesses to own resources and assets. Protection of rights and elections are important democratic principles, but they are not the three principles that directly drive the economy here; taxation without representation is not a democratic principle.
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