Business Law Test 2: 2.0 Questions
With Verified Answers
Quotas are a necessary part of any affirmative action plan - ANSWER False
Affirmative action applies to all employers, public or private - ANSWER False
Affirmative action is designed to remedy past discrimination based on race or
gender through punishment. - ANSWER False
Valuing diversity means being sensitive to and appreciative of differences
among groups, and using those differences as a positive force to increase
productivity and efficiency. - ANSWER True
Affirmative action mandates hiring of underrepresented groups, regardless of
their qualification for the job. - ANSWER False
Affirmative action is a present-day remedy for discrimination that occurred in
the past. - ANSWER False
The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission was designed to protect the
sovereignty of the State of Mississippi and her sister states from federal
government interference. - ANSWER True
The quantitative part of an affirmative action plan sets out a course of action for
how to address any underrepresentation, underutilization, or other problems
found in a federal contractor's workplace. - ANSWER False
Placement goals must be treated as a ceiling or floor for employing certain
groups. - ANSWER False
An organizational profile combines job titles in the federal contractor's
workplace that have similar content, wage rates, and opportunities. It includes
the percentage of minorities and the percentage of women employed in each job
area, and then compares the availability of women or minorities for the job
groups. - ANSWER False
Title VII is designed to protect everyone, even though its operation may make
certain whites or males feel discriminated against - ANSWER True
, Culture encompasses more than just ethnicity. It include other factors such as
gender, age, disability, affinity orientation, etc. that affect and define an
individual's life. - ANSWER True
The ________ Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery in
1865.
A) Fourth
B) Thirteenth
C) Fourteenth
D) Twenty-Firs - ANSWER B) Thirteenth
Actions an employer can take to work toward inclusion of those historically
underrepresented in the workplace include all of the following except:
A) Mentoring, management training and other development
B) Hiring and training groups that have been underrepresented
C) Hiring individuals from underrepresented groups, even if not fully qualified
D) Recruiting from groups the employer hasn't previously made an attempt to
recruit from - ANSWER C) Hiring individuals from underrepresented groups,
even if not fully qualified
Which of the following statements is true of affirmative action?
A) Affirmative action requires employers to remove qualified whites and males
from their jobs and give these jobs to minorities.
B) Workplace productivity and efficiency do not suffer under affirmative action
plans.
C) Under affirmative action, an applicant can simply be a female or a minority to
be placed in a job.
D) Minorities and females cannot be terminated from their jobs for any cause
under affirmative action plans. - ANSWER B) Workplace productivity and
efficiency do not suffer under affirmative action plans
Which of the following groups have made the most gains under affirmative
action?
A) African-American men
B) Disabled employees
C) White women
D) Asian employees - ANSWER C) White women
One of the commonly held myths about affirmative action is that it is: A) an effort
to overcome the effects of past or present discriminatory practices.
B) an entitlement program that provides unqualified women or minorities with
jobs.
C) an initiative against discrimination that does not affect workplace productivity
and efficiency.
With Verified Answers
Quotas are a necessary part of any affirmative action plan - ANSWER False
Affirmative action applies to all employers, public or private - ANSWER False
Affirmative action is designed to remedy past discrimination based on race or
gender through punishment. - ANSWER False
Valuing diversity means being sensitive to and appreciative of differences
among groups, and using those differences as a positive force to increase
productivity and efficiency. - ANSWER True
Affirmative action mandates hiring of underrepresented groups, regardless of
their qualification for the job. - ANSWER False
Affirmative action is a present-day remedy for discrimination that occurred in
the past. - ANSWER False
The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission was designed to protect the
sovereignty of the State of Mississippi and her sister states from federal
government interference. - ANSWER True
The quantitative part of an affirmative action plan sets out a course of action for
how to address any underrepresentation, underutilization, or other problems
found in a federal contractor's workplace. - ANSWER False
Placement goals must be treated as a ceiling or floor for employing certain
groups. - ANSWER False
An organizational profile combines job titles in the federal contractor's
workplace that have similar content, wage rates, and opportunities. It includes
the percentage of minorities and the percentage of women employed in each job
area, and then compares the availability of women or minorities for the job
groups. - ANSWER False
Title VII is designed to protect everyone, even though its operation may make
certain whites or males feel discriminated against - ANSWER True
, Culture encompasses more than just ethnicity. It include other factors such as
gender, age, disability, affinity orientation, etc. that affect and define an
individual's life. - ANSWER True
The ________ Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery in
1865.
A) Fourth
B) Thirteenth
C) Fourteenth
D) Twenty-Firs - ANSWER B) Thirteenth
Actions an employer can take to work toward inclusion of those historically
underrepresented in the workplace include all of the following except:
A) Mentoring, management training and other development
B) Hiring and training groups that have been underrepresented
C) Hiring individuals from underrepresented groups, even if not fully qualified
D) Recruiting from groups the employer hasn't previously made an attempt to
recruit from - ANSWER C) Hiring individuals from underrepresented groups,
even if not fully qualified
Which of the following statements is true of affirmative action?
A) Affirmative action requires employers to remove qualified whites and males
from their jobs and give these jobs to minorities.
B) Workplace productivity and efficiency do not suffer under affirmative action
plans.
C) Under affirmative action, an applicant can simply be a female or a minority to
be placed in a job.
D) Minorities and females cannot be terminated from their jobs for any cause
under affirmative action plans. - ANSWER B) Workplace productivity and
efficiency do not suffer under affirmative action plans
Which of the following groups have made the most gains under affirmative
action?
A) African-American men
B) Disabled employees
C) White women
D) Asian employees - ANSWER C) White women
One of the commonly held myths about affirmative action is that it is: A) an effort
to overcome the effects of past or present discriminatory practices.
B) an entitlement program that provides unqualified women or minorities with
jobs.
C) an initiative against discrimination that does not affect workplace productivity
and efficiency.
