Question 1

Distinguish between natural rights and civil rights.

Accepted Answer

Natural rights are rights to which all human beings are entitled.Governments cannot grant them or take them away.Thus,they are unalienable in nature.Civil rights are rights bestowed by governments on their citizens.Civil rights exist on a lower plane than natural rights.

Question 2

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was based on the _____ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sixteenth 
B)  Thirteenth 
C)  Fourteenth 
D)  Fifteenth 
A)  Sixteenth 
B)  Thirteenth 
C)  Fourteenth 
D)  Fifteenth C

Question 3

A company that uses business necessity as a justification must:

Accepted Answer

A)  have programs to recruit from diverse groups and promote tolerance. 
B)  implement affirmative action. 
C)  practice systematic discrimination. 
D)  show how the practice in question is job-related and essential. 
A)  have programs to recruit from diverse groups and promote tolerance. 
B)  implement affirmative action. 
C)  practice systematic discrimination. 
D)  show how the practice in question is job-related and essential. D

Question 4

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 protected the blacks against:

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination in transportation and accommodations. 
B)  ethnic violence. 
C)  employment discrimination. 
D)  discrimination in practicing their religion. 
A)  discrimination in transportation and accommodations. 
B)  ethnic violence. 
C)  employment discrimination. 
D)  discrimination in practicing their religion.

Question 5

What are the three affirmative action debates? Explain them in brief.

Accepted Answer

The legal debate about affirmative actio

Question 6

With regard to affirmative action,advocates of utilitarian ethics:

Accepted Answer

A)  raise questions about the ultimate fairness of affirmative action. 
B)  say that discrimination in favor of protected groups is benevolent of intention. 
C)  say that ethics require calculations about the overall costs to society of affirmative action. 
D)  argue that preferential treatment policies benefit everyone by making fuller use of talent. 
A)  raise questions about the ultimate fairness of affirmative action. 
B)  say that discrimination in favor of protected groups is benevolent of intention. 
C)  say that ethics require calculations about the overall costs to society of affirmative action. 
D)  argue that preferential treatment policies benefit everyone by making fuller use of talent.

Question 7

Sexual harassment is illegal under:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. 
B)  Executive Order 11478. 
C)  the Federal Employers Liability Act. 
D)  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
A)  the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. 
B)  Executive Order 11478. 
C)  the Federal Employers Liability Act. 
D)  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Question 8

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 created the ____,an independent regulatory commission,to enforce its provision.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bureau of Labor Statistics 
B)  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
C)  National Labor Relations Board 
D)  Bureau of International Labor Affairs 
A)  Bureau of Labor Statistics 
B)  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
C)  National Labor Relations Board 
D)  Bureau of International Labor Affairs

Question 9

Utilitarian ethics require that fair criteria be used to assign benefits and burdens to affirmative action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is racism?

Accepted Answer

The belief that each race has

Question 11

Norms of compensatory justice require that fair criteria be used to assign benefits and burdens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_____ refers to an invisible barrier of sex discrimination thwarting the advance of women to top corporate positions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Glass closet 
B)  Glass elevator 
C)  Glass ceiling 
D)  Bamboo ceiling 
A)  Glass closet 
B)  Glass elevator 
C)  Glass ceiling 
D)  Bamboo ceiling

Question 13

Which of the following abolished slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Emancipation Proclamation 
B)  Executive Order 13526 
C)  The Sixteenth Amendment 
D)  The Thirteenth Amendment 
A)  The Emancipation Proclamation 
B)  Executive Order 13526 
C)  The Sixteenth Amendment 
D)  The Thirteenth Amendment

Question 14

Governments cannot grant or take away _____ rights.

Accepted Answer

A)  civil 
B)  legal 
C)  statutory 
D)  natural 
A)  civil 
B)  legal 
C)  statutory 
D)  natural

Question 15

The Civil Rights Act of 1960 is the cornerstone of the structure of laws and regulations enforcing equal opportunity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discrimination caused by policies that apply to everyone and seem neutral but have the effect of disadvantaging a protected group is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  reverse discrimination. 
B)  disparate impact. 
C)  glass ceiling. 
D)  quid pro quo. 
A)  reverse discrimination. 
B)  disparate impact. 
C)  glass ceiling. 
D)  quid pro quo.

Question 17

_____ is a situation where sexually offensive conduct is pervasive in the workplace,making work unreasonably difficult for an affected individual.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hostile environment 
B)  Verbal abuse 
C)  Quid pro quo 
D)  Anti-social behavior 
A)  Hostile environment 
B)  Verbal abuse 
C)  Quid pro quo 
D)  Anti-social behavior

Question 18

Quid pro quo is a situation,defined as illegal,when submission to sexual activity is required to get or keep a job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If an employer gives less favorable treatment to employees because of their race,color,religion,sex,or national origin,he/she is indulging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  disparate treatment. 
B)  separate but equal treatment. 
C)  reverse discrimination. 
D)  diversity management. 
A)  disparate treatment. 
B)  separate but equal treatment. 
C)  reverse discrimination. 
D)  diversity management.

Question 20

_____ discrimination is a pattern or practice of individual acts or rules in a corporate culture that permits or condones discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A)  Subtle 
B)  Reverse 
C)  Positive 
D)  Systemic 
A)  Subtle 
B)  Reverse 
C)  Positive 
D)  Systemic

Distinguish between natural rights and civil rights.

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was based on the _____ Amendment.

A company that uses business necessity as a justification must:

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 protected the blacks against:

What are the three affirmative action debates? Explain them in brief.

With regard to affirmative action,advocates of utilitarian ethics:

Sexual harassment is illegal under:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 created the ____,an independent regulatory commission,to enforce its provision.

Utilitarian ethics require that fair criteria be used to assign benefits and burdens to affirmative action.

What is racism?

Norms of compensatory justice require that fair criteria be used to assign benefits and burdens.

_____ refers to an invisible barrier of sex discrimination thwarting the advance of women to top corporate positions.

Which of the following abolished slavery?

Governments cannot grant or take away _____ rights.

The Civil Rights Act of 1960 is the cornerstone of the structure of laws and regulations enforcing equal opportunity.

Discrimination caused by policies that apply to everyone and seem neutral but have the effect of disadvantaging a protected group is known as:

_____ is a situation where sexually offensive conduct is pervasive in the workplace,making work unreasonably difficult for an affected individual.

Quid pro quo is a situation,defined as illegal,when submission to sexual activity is required to get or keep a job.

If an employer gives less favorable treatment to employees because of their race,color,religion,sex,or national origin,he/she is indulging in:

_____ discrimination is a pattern or practice of individual acts or rules in a corporate culture that permits or condones discrimination.

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Exam 17: Civil Rights, Women, and Diversity

Distinguish between natural rights and civil rights.

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was based on the _____ Amendment.

A company that uses business necessity as a justification must:

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 protected the blacks against:

What are the three affirmative action debates? Explain them in brief.

With regard to affirmative action,advocates of utilitarian ethics:

Sexual harassment is illegal under:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 created the ____,an independent regulatory commission,to enforce its provision.

Utilitarian ethics require that fair criteria be used to assign benefits and burdens to affirmative action.

What is racism?

Norms of compensatory justice require that fair criteria be used to assign benefits and burdens.

_____ refers to an invisible barrier of sex discrimination thwarting the advance of women to top corporate positions.

Which of the following abolished slavery?

Governments cannot grant or take away _____ rights.

The Civil Rights Act of 1960 is the cornerstone of the structure of laws and regulations enforcing equal opportunity.

Discrimination caused by policies that apply to everyone and seem neutral but have the effect of disadvantaging a protected group is known as:

_____ is a situation where sexually offensive conduct is pervasive in the workplace,making work unreasonably difficult for an affected individual.

Quid pro quo is a situation,defined as illegal,when submission to sexual activity is required to get or keep a job.

If an employer gives less favorable treatment to employees because of their race,color,religion,sex,or national origin,he/she is indulging in:

_____ discrimination is a pattern or practice of individual acts or rules in a corporate culture that permits or condones discrimination.

The Study of Business, Government, and Society

The Dynamic Environment

Business Power

Critics of Business

Corporate Social Responsibility

Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility

Business Ethics

Making Ethical Decisions in Business

Business in Politics

Regulating Business

Multinational Corporations

Globalization, Trade, and Corruption

Industrial Pollution and Environmental Regulation

Managing Environmental Quality

Consumerism

The Changing Workplace

Corporate Governance

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