Question 1

Explain the principles upon which the Wagner Act is built.

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Question 2

When a union would negotiate substandard wages or working conditions, or ignore employer contract violations, while still collecting union dues, it was called a __________________ contract.

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Question 3

Which of the following was not part of the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932?

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A)   It made yellow dog contracts unenforceable.
B)   It ended the criminal conspiracy doctrine applied to labor unions.
C)   It forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions that interfere with strikes and peaceful picketing.
D)   It granted unions the right to organize and bargain collectively with an employer.

Question 4

The employment-at-will doctrine states that employers have the right to fire employees and employees have the right to quit for any reason and at any time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain the role of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 and describe the rationale for this legislation.

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Question 6

In response to illegal or unethical behaviors of local union officials, the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 allows:

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A)   Employers to step in on behalf of their workers and take over the union.
B)   National unions to take over and replace elected local officials with an appointed trustee.
C)   The NLRB to run an immediate election of new union officials.
D)   Union members to immediately decertify the union.

Question 7

State laws protecting state employees' collective bargaining rights vary considerably with respect to the extent of protection provided and which employees are given collective bargaining rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1806, a group of Philadelphia shoemakers was convicted of ____________________ for joining together and refusing to work unless their terms were met.

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A)   Illegal assembly
B)   Tyranny
C)   Unpatriotic actions
D)   Illegal conspiracy

Question 9

Which of the following has not been proposed as a motivation for passing right-to-work laws?

Accepted Answer

A)   to improve employment growth and other economic outcomes.
B)   to protect individual freedoms by allowing workers to freely choose whether or not to become a union member.
C)   to weak the labor movement and political support for conservative policies.
D)   to ensure that union workers pay their fair share of the costs of union representation.

Question 10

As with all other federal agencies, the investigatory and prosecution functions of the NLRB fall within the same branch of the agency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 was the first piece of U.S. legislation to explicitly give workers the right to unionize.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Political action committees established by unions for the purpose of supporting a political candidate can be funded, in part, by union dues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 protected unionization by:

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A)   Limiting the ability of courts to interfere in union organizing activities.
B)   Granting the courts the right to issue injunctions against employers who interfered with union organizing activities.
C)   Defining unfair labor practices of employers.
D)   Creating a Mediation Board to help settle disputes between labor and management.

Question 14

The National Labor Relations Board has responsibility for conducting union representation elections and enforcing the NLRA's unfair labor practice provisions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An _________________ is a court-ordered restraint on action to prevent harm or damage to someone else.

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Question 16

According to the mainstream economics school of thought, the Wagner Act of 1935:

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A)   Encouraged conflict to develop between management and labor.
B)   Could not adequately challenge the power of management.
C)   Protected the monopoly power of labor.
D)   Was benign in its effect and would not significantly change labor-management relations.

Question 17

Proponents of the industrial relations school of thought felt that the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947:

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A)   Strengthened the Wagner Act by improving the balance between labor and management.
B)   Weakened the Wagner Act by taking away protection against unfair labor practices.
C)   Weakened the Wagner Act by injecting too much government regulation into labor relations.
D)   Strengthened the Wagner Act by giving management more power.

Question 18

What legislation created a national minimum wage, mandatory overtime premium for qualified workers, and restrictions on child labor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Equal Pay Act
B)   Civil Rights Act
C)   Employee Retirement Income Security Act
D)   Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 19

Injunctions were applied:

Accepted Answer

A)   To stop unions from organizing workers where yellow dog contracts were in place.
B)   To stop workers from signing yellow dog contracts.
C)   To stop management from signing yellow dog contracts.
D)   To stop management from interfering with unions that had signed yellow dog contracts.

Question 20

The Taft-Hartley Act provides unionization rights to supervisors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Labor Law

The Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 protected unionization by:

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Explain the principles upon which the Wagner Act is built.

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Which of the following was not part of the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932?

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The employment-at-will doctrine states that employers have the right to fire employees and employees have the right to quit for any reason and at any time.

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State laws protecting state employees' collective bargaining rights vary considerably with respect to the extent of protection provided and which employees are given collective bargaining rights.

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As with all other federal agencies, the investigatory and prosecution functions of the NLRB fall within the same branch of the agency.

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The National Labor Relations Board has responsibility for conducting union representation elections and enforcing the NLRA's unfair labor practice provisions.

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An _________________ is a court-ordered restraint on action to prevent harm or damage to someone else.

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In response to illegal or unethical behaviors of local union officials, the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 allows:

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Explain the role of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 and describe the rationale for this legislation.

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In 1806, a group of Philadelphia shoemakers was convicted of ____________________ for joining together and refusing to work unless their terms were met.

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Injunctions were applied:

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Political action committees established by unions for the purpose of supporting a political candidate can be funded, in part, by union dues.

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Proponents of the industrial relations school of thought felt that the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947:

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When a union would negotiate substandard wages or working conditions, or ignore employer contract violations, while still collecting union dues, it was called a __________________ contract.

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The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 was the first piece of U.S. legislation to explicitly give workers the right to unionize.

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Which of the following has not been proposed as a motivation for passing right-to-work laws?

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The Taft-Hartley Act provides unionization rights to supervisors.

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What legislation created a national minimum wage, mandatory overtime premium for qualified workers, and restrictions on child labor?

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According to the mainstream economics school of thought, the Wagner Act of 1935:

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