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8th grade vocab quiz
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cotton gin | a machine that removes seeds from cotton fiber |
Interchangeable part | A part that can be replaced |
patent | sole legal right to an invention and its profits |
capitalism | economic system in which people and companies own the means of production |
capital | money or other resources used to create wealth |
free enterprise | A type of economy in which people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want. |
census | official count of a population |
turnpike | road on which tools are created |
canal | an artificial waterway |
lock | A separate compartment in which water level rise and fall |
sectionalism | rivalry based on the special interests of different areas. |
monopoly | a market where there is only one provider |
interstate commerce | economic activity taking place between two or more states |
cede | to transfer control over something |
mudslinging | a method in the elections that involves gossip |
bureaucracy | a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials |
favorite son | a candidate for national office who has support from mostly from his home state. |
plurality | the largest number of something but less then majority |
majority | greater than half of a total number of something |
spoil system | practice of handing out jobs to supporters. |
relocate | to move one place to another |
veto | to reject a bill or prevent it from becoming a law |