Defining Command and Market Economies
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The United States is an example of a market economy.
The type of economy that encourages businesses to compete and keep prices low is a
The government owns most of the businesses in a command economy.
The economy that limits the choices of consumers and producers is a
economy.
economy.

Ron works for a large american company that is thinking about buying another large company. before the deal is announced, ron writes an article for the paper that tells all of the details of the possible business deal. ron's boss fires him for giving secret company information to the public. why is ron's company allowed to fire him without violating his "freedom of speech" rights? a. companies are fully protected by free speech laws. b. ron's boss was not born in america. c. newspapers do not count as speeches because they are written. d. ron's company has a right to protect its interests.the answer is d