2008 test · Question 11 of 100 ★ 65/20
What is the economic system in the United States?
Official USCIS answers
- capitalist economy
- market economy
Why this is the answer
The U.S. economy is based on private ownership and free trade, where businesses and people decide what to buy and sell. Prices and production are set by the market, not by the government. This is why it is called a capitalist or market economy.
💡 Memory tip: Remember: the market, not the government, runs the economy.
This is the 2008 test, for N-400s filed before October 20, 2025. Filed on or after that date? Use the 2025 test.
More from Principles of American Democracy
- 1. What is the supreme law of the land?
- 2. What does the Constitution do?
- 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
- 4. What is an amendment?
- 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
- 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Español简体中文繁體中文Tiếng ViệtTagalog한국어العربيةKreyòl ayisyenРусскийPortuguês (Brasil)FrançaisPolskiУкраїнськаفارسیاردوहिन्दीবাংলাਪੰਜਾਬੀአማርኛSoomaali
Source: USCIS, Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (rev. 01/19).