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A system of rules and regulations explaining how a country manages money is called an ____________________ . Every country has some type of economy . There are three main economies we've studied : Free Enterprise , Communism , and Socialism .

A ____________________ economy has very little interference from the government . This means everyday citizens have a lot more ____________________ in what they want to buy or how much they're willing to pay for it . Companies must compete to make good products for low prices . People who have good products and good business ideas can make a lot of ____________________ . In free enterprise economy , people make ____________________ amounts of money based on hard work , skill , knowledge , and ideas . One country with a free enterprise economy is the ____________________ .

In ____________________ , the ____________________ owns major industries like healthcare , education , construction , and factories . The government is also in charge of ____________________ , or handing out , resources like money or goods . The goal is to make sure everyone has ____________________ amounts . This can be good to help everyone be equal . This can be bad because no one can get ahead by working harder than others or coming up with better ideas . Socialism is very popular in Europe . One country with a socialist economy is ____________________ .

In ____________________ , the government owns everything . People do not own their own stuff , even the money they earn by ____________________ . Because of this , people in communist countries often do not want to work very ____________________ . They feel like hard work does not matter . In countries with communism , they usually run out of ____________________ or resources because no one is working very hard to make more or come up with new ideas or products . Most communism countries end up failing and changing to a different type of economy . One country that currently has communism is ____________________ .