In this distributive education unit teacher's guide on the free enterprise system, principles of the American economic system are introduced as they relate to marketing and distribution. (The study guide is available as CE 020 458.) The guide preview sheet includes a list of audiovisual equipment necessary, duration of the unit (sixteen to twenty-five class periods), titles of free films and ordering information, and a list of reference books and other instructional materials sources. Goals, instructional objectives, and methods of implementing the unit are also included. Learning activities (e.g., word scramble games) and supplemental activities and their answer keys make up the bulk of the guide. Next, a series of short quizzes and a unit test review the material. The guide also contains a script for the filmstrip "Profit--The Key," and twelve transparencies illustrating the concepts of unemployment, capital, money supply, government role, monopoly, production, supply and demand, pricing, profit, competition, gross national product, and inflation. (CT)