Question 1

As originally enacted,Title VII required employers to redress racially imbalanced workforces or change established seniority systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Disparate impact exists if an employer gives less favorable treatment to employees because of their race,color,religion,sex,or national origin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Systematic efforts made by a company to recruit from different groups,promote tolerance,and modify corporate cultures to include nonmainstream employees are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  tokenism. 
B)  diversity management. 
C)  ethnic nepotism. 
D)  meritocracy. 
A)  tokenism. 
B)  diversity management. 
C)  ethnic nepotism. 
D)  meritocracy.

Question 4

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that:

Accepted Answer

A)  freed an estimated 4 million slaves. 
B)  totally abolished slavery. 
C)  was intended to prevent Southern states from passing discriminatory laws. 
D)  prohibited race discrimination in voting. 
A)  freed an estimated 4 million slaves. 
B)  totally abolished slavery. 
C)  was intended to prevent Southern states from passing discriminatory laws. 
D)  prohibited race discrimination in voting.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Executive Order 11246 is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the origin of most affirmative action in corporations. 
B)  It is a legal defense a company can use to fight a disparate impact charge. 
C)  It is enforced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. 
D)  It requires all companies with federal contracts of $50,000 or more and 50 or more employees,to have a written affirmative action plan. 
A)  It is the origin of most affirmative action in corporations. 
B)  It is a legal defense a company can use to fight a disparate impact charge. 
C)  It is enforced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. 
D)  It requires all companies with federal contracts of $50,000 or more and 50 or more employees,to have a written affirmative action plan.

Question 6

What were the employment discriminations that the Chinese laborers faced in the United States during 1850 to 1885?

Accepted Answer

Chinese laborers began to enter the Unit

Question 7

Which of the following requires that affirmative action payment be made to make up for past wrongs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarian considerations 
B)  Norms of compensatory justice 
C)  Norms of distributive justice 
D)  Ethical theories of rights 
A)  Utilitarian considerations 
B)  Norms of compensatory justice 
C)  Norms of distributive justice 
D)  Ethical theories of rights

Question 8

Which of the following is true regarding natural rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are bestowed by governments on their citizens. 
B)  They have to be codified by the legislative body. 
C)  They exist on a higher plane than civil rights. 
D)  They are also called alienable rights. 
A)  They are bestowed by governments on their citizens. 
B)  They have to be codified by the legislative body. 
C)  They exist on a higher plane than civil rights. 
D)  They are also called alienable rights.

Question 9

What changes were brought about by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Accepted Answer

Various forms of open discrimination con

Question 10

The _____ Amendment of the U.S.constitution prohibited race discrimination in voting.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

According to norms of distributive justice:

Accepted Answer

A)  fair criteria should be used to assign benefits and burdens of affirmative action. 
B)  affirmative action destroys the right of all individuals to equal treatment before law. 
C)  the overall benefit to society as a result of affirmative action should be calculated. 
D)  discrimination in favor of protected groups is benevolent of intention. 
A)  fair criteria should be used to assign benefits and burdens of affirmative action. 
B)  affirmative action destroys the right of all individuals to equal treatment before law. 
C)  the overall benefit to society as a result of affirmative action should be calculated. 
D)  discrimination in favor of protected groups is benevolent of intention.

Question 12

Define sexual harassment,quid pro quo,and hostile environment.

Accepted Answer

Annoying or persecuting behavior in the

Question 13

The 80 percent rule is the statistical test to measure disparate impact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Affirmative action complemented the ideal of:

Accepted Answer

A)  equality of result. 
B)  equality of opportunity. 
C)  achievement based on merit. 
D)  individual rights before the law. 
A)  equality of result. 
B)  equality of opportunity. 
C)  achievement based on merit. 
D)  individual rights before the law.

Question 15

Affirmative action affronts the ideal of equality of opportunity by substituting equality of result.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What were the Jim Crow laws?

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow laws were measures en

Question 17

Policies that seek out,encourage,and sometimes give preferential treatment to employees in the groups protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action. 
B)  systematic discrimination policies. 
C)  anti-harassment policies. 
D)  quid pro quo. 
A)  affirmative action. 
B)  systematic discrimination policies. 
C)  anti-harassment policies. 
D)  quid pro quo.

Question 18

Define civil rights.

Accepted Answer

Civil rights refer t

Question 19

_____ is a situation when submission to sexual activity is required to get or keep a job.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stalking 
B)  Business necessity 
C)  Quid pro quo 
D)  Hostile environment 
A)  Stalking 
B)  Business necessity 
C)  Quid pro quo 
D)  Hostile environment

Question 20

Which of the following is a legal defense that a company can use to fight a disparate impact charge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirmative action 
B)  Systematic discrimination 
C)  Business necessity 
D)  The 80 percent rule 
A)  Affirmative action 
B)  Systematic discrimination 
C)  Business necessity 
D)  The 80 percent rule

As originally enacted,Title VII required employers to redress racially imbalanced workforces or change established seniority systems.

Disparate impact exists if an employer gives less favorable treatment to employees because of their race,color,religion,sex,or national origin.

Systematic efforts made by a company to recruit from different groups,promote tolerance,and modify corporate cultures to include nonmainstream employees are known as:

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that:

Which of the following statements about Executive Order 11246 is NOT true?

What were the employment discriminations that the Chinese laborers faced in the United States during 1850 to 1885?

Which of the following requires that affirmative action payment be made to make up for past wrongs?

Which of the following is true regarding natural rights?

What changes were brought about by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

The _____ Amendment of the U.S.constitution prohibited race discrimination in voting.

According to norms of distributive justice:

Define sexual harassment,quid pro quo,and hostile environment.

The 80 percent rule is the statistical test to measure disparate impact.

Affirmative action complemented the ideal of:

Affirmative action affronts the ideal of equality of opportunity by substituting equality of result.

What were the Jim Crow laws?

Policies that seek out,encourage,and sometimes give preferential treatment to employees in the groups protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are called:

Define civil rights.

_____ is a situation when submission to sexual activity is required to get or keep a job.

Which of the following is a legal defense that a company can use to fight a disparate impact charge?

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As originally enacted,Title VII required employers to redress racially imbalanced workforces or change established seniority systems.

Disparate impact exists if an employer gives less favorable treatment to employees because of their race,color,religion,sex,or national origin.

Systematic efforts made by a company to recruit from different groups,promote tolerance,and modify corporate cultures to include nonmainstream employees are known as:

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that:

Which of the following statements about Executive Order 11246 is NOT true?

What were the employment discriminations that the Chinese laborers faced in the United States during 1850 to 1885?

Which of the following requires that affirmative action payment be made to make up for past wrongs?

Which of the following is true regarding natural rights?

What changes were brought about by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

The _____ Amendment of the U.S.constitution prohibited race discrimination in voting.

According to norms of distributive justice:

Define sexual harassment,quid pro quo,and hostile environment.

The 80 percent rule is the statistical test to measure disparate impact.

Affirmative action complemented the ideal of:

Affirmative action affronts the ideal of equality of opportunity by substituting equality of result.

What were the Jim Crow laws?

Policies that seek out,encourage,and sometimes give preferential treatment to employees in the groups protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are called:

Define civil rights.

_____ is a situation when submission to sexual activity is required to get or keep a job.

Which of the following is a legal defense that a company can use to fight a disparate impact charge?

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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