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Work and Employment Policy MCQ

Work and Employment Policy MCQ

1. When the economy goes into a recession, real gdp ________, and unemployment ________.

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Correct Answer: Falls, rises

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2. Living wage is defined as the hourly wage that is considered sufficient to meet a worker’s needs.

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Correct Answer: True

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3. The European Union’s Working Time Directive stipulates uninterrupted rest periods of 24 hr for every 7-day period.

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Correct Answer: True

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4. Which of these presidents enacted the Fair Labor Standards Act that provided the Federal Minimum Wage?

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Correct Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

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5. During which period did the U.S. federal and local governments created jobs to raise employment rates?

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Correct Answer: New Deal

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6. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is sometimes referred to as ______.

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Correct Answer: Workfare

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7. The European Union’s Working Time Directive states that the workweek should not exceed ______ hours.

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Correct Answer: 48

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8. The Americans with Disabilities Act is only applicable to companies that employ over ______ workers.

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Correct Answer: 15

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9. Which of these was considered first of the three-legged stool to symbolize the Social Security Act?

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Correct Answer: Retirement benefits

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10. Why do some people consider current unemployment rates as deceptive?

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Correct Answer: Discouraged workers are usually left out.

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11. For how long did Congress extend unemployment benefits during the Great Recession?

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Correct Answer: 99 weeks

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12. An employee who alerts OSHA to safety and health violations under OSHA or other statutes. These individuals are entitled to certain protections against retaliation is called

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Correct Answer: Whistleblower

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13. The federal agency charged with administering policies and programs under the Social Security Act is called Social Security Administration (SSA)

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Correct Answer: True

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14. The basic set of government programs that mitigates economic risks is called ________ safety net

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Correct Answer: Social

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15. Work that is often carried out during atypical and changing hours, often a feature of _____wage employment is called shift work.

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Correct Answer: Low

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16. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) describes The federal agency housed in the U.S. Department of Labor that sets, provides education about, and enforces regulations regarding workplace safety in government and private employment

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Correct Answer: True

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17. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) describes that federal agency housed in the U.S. Department of Labor that is charged with protecting workers’ individual and collective rights

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Correct Answer: True

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18. The minimum hourly wage that workers must be paid by law is called

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Correct Answer: Minimum wage

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19. The hourly wage that is considered sufficient to meet a worker’s needs is called

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Correct Answer: Living wage

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20. An economic downturn in the U.S. and global markets, lasting from 2007 through 2009, that especially impacted the real estate and banking industries, which originated with a crisis in the mortgage industry is called great recession

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Correct Answer: True

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21. Gig economy explains the Newer employment areas that are characterized by temporary employment and ________ employer commitment to their employees

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Correct Answer: Decreasing

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22. The federal agency that can investigate and help resolve complaints when the agency determines that ________ has occurred is called equal employment opportunity commission

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Correct Answer: Discrimination

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23. A benefit that government is ________to provide is called entitlement program

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Correct Answer: Obligated

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24. A survey carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau is called

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Correct Answer: Current Population Survey

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25. Civil rights division explains the The U.S. Department of Justice arm charged with oversight of the _________ Act that has the authority to investigate and bring forward cases of discrimination

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Correct Answer: Civil Rights

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