Which of these was not a consequence of the Great Depression?
A. government bailouts
B. high unemployment
C. loss of homes and businesses
D. bank failure
Answer
C. Government bailouts
Social Studies
What is the focus of macroeconomics?
A. Economy of the world as a whole.
B. Behaviors of individual households and firms of local economies.
C. Big business practices
D. Economy of a nation as a whole.
- 70 minutes
- 50 multiple-choice questions
Content
- History
- Civics/Government
- Economics
- Geography
Tips
- Read each question and decide which of the four alternatives best answers the question. Then mark your choice on your answer sheet. Sometimes several questions are based on the same material.
- Do not spend too much time on any question that is difficult for you to answer. Skip it and return to it later if you have time.
- Try to answer every question even if you have to guess.
- Mark all your answers on the answer sheet. Give only one answer to each question.
- If you decide to change one of your answers, be sure to erase the first mark completely.
- Be sure that the number of the question you are working on matches the number of the row of answer choices you are marking on your answer sheet.
Answer
D. Remember "macro-" means big, so it does not mean "local" but it is not so big to include the entire world.
They want to make sure you can:
- Interpret and Apply
- Analyze
- Evaluate and Generalize
Which of the following would be most directly affected by large population shifts between states?
A. United States House of Representatives
B. United States Supreme Court
C. President's Cabinet
D. United States Senate
Answer
A. United States House of Representatives
Which of the following are examples of the United States constitutional process of checks and balances?
I. The president vetoes an act of Congress.
II. The United States Senate refects a presidential appointment.
III. The United States Supreme Court declares an act of Congress to be unconstitutional.
A. I. and II. only
B. I. and III. only
C. II. and III. only
D. I,II, and III
Answer
D. I,II, and III
Directions: Questions 1 through 6 are based on the following information.
Under the provisions of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, states were given the power to pass “right-to-work” laws restricting the union shop. A union shop is a workplace where all workers must belong to the union. Although organized labor worked to get Congress to repeal this section of the Act, by 2012 23 states had passed such laws. Two points of view from the debate that followed the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act are presented below.
Newspaper X
The union shop is necessary and just and should not be banned. Open shops create labor-management friction that leads to dissatisfaction and wildcat strikes. Unions provide workers with a channel through which they can voice grievances and collectively bargain for wages, working conditions, and hours. Since union agreements generally apply to all workers, why should some get a free ride by receiving union benefits without paying union dues?
Section 14(b) should also be repealed in the interest of regulating interstate commerce. No state should be allowed to enact laws that would give it a commercial advantage over another state. Why shouldn’t government act to strengthen labor? It aids business by providing protective tariffs,
subsidies, tax advantages, and research.
The mass media have always been anti-labor; they have consistently failed to point out that the percapita
income in the right-to-work states is far below the national average.
Newspaper Y
If workers cannot be barred from jobs because of race or religion, they should not be barred because they do not wish to join a union. Conscientious objectors are not forced into the army; why should independent jobholders be forced into unions?
Right-to-work laws do not give states unfair advantages. Raw materials, transportation, and markets are of prime importance in attracting industry.
The right of the states to forbid the union shop is a valuable check on the use of union power. We feel that instead of being allowed more freedom, unions should be subject to more government control.
4. Newspaper Y apparently supported
A. barring non-union members from joining unions.
B. the abolition of labor unions.
C. the repeal of Section 14(b).
D. limiting the power of labor unions.
2. The views expressed by the Newspaper X were probably most similar to those of
A. a lobbyist for a business organization.
B. the president of a large corporation.
C. an official of a large union.
D. the governor of a right-to-work state.
3. Which of the following did Newspaper X claim as a disadvantage of open shops?
A. Workers were more likely to quit their jobs.
B. Strikes tended to be of long duration.
C. Workers often struck without warning.
D. Workers gave notice before striking.
1. Which of the following would have been the likely result of the repeal of Section 14(b)?
A. An improvement in labor-management relations
B. Less frequent strikes
C. A decrease in union power
D. An increase in union power
C. Reason-This question is an inference question based on the definition of wildcat strikes. Students must know that wildcat strikes are strikes that happen without the endorsement of a union. Without union involvement, it would be less likely that management and labor would enter into negotiations. Without these negotiations it is more likely that workers would strike without warning.
C. Reason-Newspaper Y clearly supports right-to-work laws. These laws limit the power of unions. Newspaper Y also states that "The right of the states to forbid the union shop is a valuable check on the use of union power" and "unions should be subject to more government control". All of these positions show that Newspaper Y is in favor of limiting the power of labor unions.
D. Reason- A repeal of Section 14(b) would mean that states would not have the power to enact right-to-work laws. Without this power, unions in all states could require workers to belong to the unions. This power would result in an increase in union power.
D. Reason- Newspaper Y clearly supports right-to-work laws. These laws limit the power of unions. Newspaper Y also states that "The right of the states to forbid the union shop is a valuable check on the use of union power" and "unions should be subject to more government control." All of these positions show that Newspaper Y is in favor of limiting the power of labor unions.
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