Chpater 14

Question 1

Nativist

Answer 1

One who advocates favoring native-born citizens over aliens or immigrants.

Question 2

Factory

Answer 2

An establishment for the manufacturing of goods, including buildings and substantial machinery.

Question 3

Trademark

Answer 3

A distinguishing symbol or word used by a manufacturer on its goods, usually registered by law to protect against imitators.

Question 4

patent

Answer 4

The legal certification of an original invention, product, or process, guaranteeing its holder sole rights to profits from its use or reproduction for a specified period of time.

Question 5

liability

Answer 5

Legal responsibility for loss or damage

Question 6

incorporation

Answer 6

The formation of individuals into an organized entity with legally defined privileges and responsibilities

Question 7

labor union

Answer 7

An organization of workers–usually wage-earning workers–to promote the interests and welfare of its members, often by collective bargaining with employers.

Question 8

strike

Answer 8

An organized work stoppage by employees in order to obtain better wages, working conditions, and so on.

Question 9

capitalist

Answer 9

An individual or group who uses accumulated funds or private property to produce goods for profit in a market.

Question 10

turnpike

Answer 10

A toll road.

Question 11

posterity

Answer 11

Later descendants or subsequent generations.

Question 12

productivity

Answer 12

In economics, the relative capacity to produce goods and services, measured in terms of the number of workers and machines needed to create goods in a certain length of time.

Question 13

Caste

Answer 13

An exclusive or rigid social distinction based on birth, wealth, occupation, and so forth.