This document provides an overview of economic systems and concepts in the United States including: - The main economic and social goals of Americans which include economic freedom, efficiency, equity, security, full employment, price stability, economic growth. - Evaluating economic performance based on unemployment, inflation, economic growth. - The characteristics of a free enterprise or capitalist economy including economic freedom, voluntary exchange, profit motive, private property rights, competition. - The roles of entrepreneurs, consumers, and government in a free enterprise system.