While researching products made from corn, you find an article on a website published by Organics. org, an online magazine that promotes organic foods. In the introduction, the author writes the following. Corn is the hidden ingredient in many foods. Juice and other drinks are often sweetened with corn. Breads are made with cornstarch. Even pigs and cows are fed with corn. Much of the corn contains chemicals that are not listed on the labels. Corn may not be safe. What conclusion might you reach about the reliability of this source?

Match the vocabulary words to their definitions. 1. amendment to officially endorse or approve something, usually a document 2. carpetbagger a southern white who joined the republican party during reconstruction 3. monopolize a change in a legal document, such as the constitution 4. nativism a system of commerce in which several companies work together to control prices and limit competition 5. ratify favoritism toward the native-born citizens of a country 6. scalawag northerner who moved to the south during reconstruction 7. trust to control all of a product or another person's time