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Humanl Resourcel Management,l 16el (Dessler)lChapter
l 2l Equall Opportunityl andl thel Law
1) Whichl amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl statesl thatl "nol personl shalll bel deprivedl ofl life,lli
berty,lorlproperty,lwithoutlduelprocessloflthellaw"?
A) Firstl Amendment
B) Fifthl Amendment
C) Tenthl Amendment
D) Thirteenthl Amendmentl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Thel Fifthl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl (ratifiedl inl 1791)l statesl thatl "nolperson
l shalll bel deprivedl ofl life,l liberty,l orl property,l withoutl duel processl ofl thel law."l Thel Thirteenthl Ame
ndmentl(1865)l outlawedlslavery,landl courtslhavel heldl thatl itlbarsl racialldiscrimination.
Difficulty:lModeratelObje
ctive:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
2) The
Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl outlawedl slavery,l andl courtsl havel heldlthatlitlbarslraciall
discrimination.
A) Fifth
B) Tenth
C) Thirteenth
D) Fourteenthl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l Thel Thirteenthl Amendmentl (1865)l outlawedl slavery,l andl courtsl havel heldl thatl it
barsl raciall discrimination.l Thel Fifthl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl (ratifiedl inl 1791)l stateslth
atl"nolpersonl shalllbel deprivedlofl life,l liberty,l orlproperty,l withoutlduel processloflthel law."lDifficul
ty:lModerate
Objective:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
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3) Thel 13thl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl addressesl thel subjectl of .
A) duel process
B) slavery
C) privatel property
D) triallbyljuryl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Thel 13thl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl abolishedl slavery,l andl courtsl havelheld
lthatl itlbarslracialldiscrimination.
Difficulty:lModeratelObje
ctive:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
4) The
givesl alll personsl thel samel rightl tol makel andl enforcel contractsl andl tol benefitlfromlthellawsloflt
helland.
A) Fifthl Amendment
B) CivillRightsl Actl ofl 1866
C) TitlelVIIl ofl thel 1964lCivill Rightsl Act
D) Thirteenthl Amendmentl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Thel Civill Rightsl Actl ofl 1866l givesl alll personsl thel samel rightl tol makel andl enforcelco
ntractsl andl tol benefitl froml U.S.l laws.l Thel Fifthl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl (ratifiedlinl 1
791)l statesl thatl "nol personl shalll bel deprivedl ofl life,l liberty,l orl property,l withoutl duel processlofl thel
law."l Thel Thirteenthl Amendmentl (1865)l outlawedl slavery,l andl courtsl havel heldl thatl itlbarsl raciall
discrimination.l Titlel VIIl ofl thel1964l Civill Rightsl Actl statesl thatl employersl cannotldiscriminatelba
sedlonlrace,lcolor,lreligion,lsex,lorlnationallorigin.
Difficulty:l Moderate
Objective:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
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5) Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl explicitlylprohibitsl employersl froml discriminationlb
asedl onl alll ofl thel followingl characteristicsl EXCEPT .
A) race
B) religion
C) color
D) sexuallorientationl
Answer:l D
Explanation:l Sexuall orientationl isl notl directlyl addressedl underl Titlel VIIlofl thel 1964l Civil
Rightsl Act.l Itl statesl thatl anl employerl cannotl discriminatel basedl onl race,l color,l religion,l sex,l orln
ationall origin.l Titlel VIIlbarsl discriminationl onl thel partl ofl mostl employersl bothl publicl andlprivate
lwithl15lorl morelemployees.
Difficulty:lEasylObjective
:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
6) Accordingl tol Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Act,l whichl onel ofl thel followingl employerslwo
uldl bel legallyl allowedl tol refusel employmentl tol anl individuall basedl onl race,l religion,l orl sex?
A) al statel agencyl withl 65l employees
B) al medicall officel withl 25l employees
C) al locall restaurantl withl 10l employees
D) aldepartmentl storelwithl 100l employeesl
Answer:lC
Explanation:lTitlelVIIlbarsldiscriminationlonlthelpartloflmostlemployers,lincludinglalllpubliclan
dlprivatelemployerslofl15lorlmorelpersons.lItlalsolcoverslalllprivatelandlpublicleducationallinstit
utions,lthelfederallgovernment,landlstatelandllocallgovernments.
Difficulty:l Moderate
Objective:l 1
AACSB:l Applicationl ofl Knowledge
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
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7) Whichl legislationl wasl responsiblel forl thel creationl ofl thel Equall Employmentl Opportunityl
Commission?
A) EquallPayl Actlofl 1963
B) CivillRightsl Actl ofl 1866
C) Executivel Ordersl 11246l andl 11375
D) TitlelVIIloflthel1964lCivillRightsl Actl
Answer:lD
Explanation:l Titlel VIIl establishedl thel Equall Employmentl Opportunityl Commissionl (EEOC)l to
administerlandlenforcelthelCivill Rightsllawl atlwork.l Thelcommissionl itselflconsistsl ofl fivel member
sl appointedl byl thel presidentl withl thel advicel andl consentl ofl thel Senate.l Executivel Ordersl11246lan
dl11375lestablishedlthelOfficelofl FederallContractlCompliancelPrograms.
Difficulty:lModeratelObje
ctive:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
8) Thel EEOCl wasl initiallyl establishedl tol investigatel complaintsl about .
A) jobl discrimination
B) unfairl businessl practices
C) sexuall harassmentl inl schools
D) structurall accommodationsl forl disabledl peoplel
Answer:l A
Explanation:l Titlel VIIl establishedl thel Equall Employmentl Opportunityl Commissionl (EEOC)l toladminis
terl andl enforcel thel Civill Rightsl lawl atl work.l Thel EEOCl receivesl andl investigatesl jobldiscriminationlco
mplaintslfromlaggrievedlindividuals.
Difficulty:lEasylObjective
:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
9) Howl manyl membersl servel onl thel Equall Employmentl Opportunityl Commission?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 9
D) 10lAns
wer:l B
Explanation:l Thel Equall Employmentl OpportunitylCommissionl (EEOC)l consistsl ofl fivelmemb
ersl appointedl byl thel presidentl withl thel advicel andl consentl ofl thel Senate.l Eachl memberlserveslal
five-yearlterm.
Difficulty:lEasylObjective
:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
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Humanl Resourcel Management,l 16el (Dessler)lChapter
l 2l Equall Opportunityl andl thel Law
1) Whichl amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl statesl thatl "nol personl shalll bel deprivedl ofl life,lli
berty,lorlproperty,lwithoutlduelprocessloflthellaw"?
A) Firstl Amendment
B) Fifthl Amendment
C) Tenthl Amendment
D) Thirteenthl Amendmentl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Thel Fifthl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl (ratifiedl inl 1791)l statesl thatl "nolperson
l shalll bel deprivedl ofl life,l liberty,l orl property,l withoutl duel processl ofl thel law."l Thel Thirteenthl Ame
ndmentl(1865)l outlawedlslavery,landl courtslhavel heldl thatl itlbarsl racialldiscrimination.
Difficulty:lModeratelObje
ctive:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
2) The
Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl outlawedl slavery,l andl courtsl havel heldlthatlitlbarslraciall
discrimination.
A) Fifth
B) Tenth
C) Thirteenth
D) Fourteenthl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l Thel Thirteenthl Amendmentl (1865)l outlawedl slavery,l andl courtsl havel heldl thatl it
barsl raciall discrimination.l Thel Fifthl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl (ratifiedl inl 1791)l stateslth
atl"nolpersonl shalllbel deprivedlofl life,l liberty,l orlproperty,l withoutlduel processloflthel law."lDifficul
ty:lModerate
Objective:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
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3) Thel 13thl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl addressesl thel subjectl of .
A) duel process
B) slavery
C) privatel property
D) triallbyljuryl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Thel 13thl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl abolishedl slavery,l andl courtsl havelheld
lthatl itlbarslracialldiscrimination.
Difficulty:lModeratelObje
ctive:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
4) The
givesl alll personsl thel samel rightl tol makel andl enforcel contractsl andl tol benefitlfromlthellawsloflt
helland.
A) Fifthl Amendment
B) CivillRightsl Actl ofl 1866
C) TitlelVIIl ofl thel 1964lCivill Rightsl Act
D) Thirteenthl Amendmentl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Thel Civill Rightsl Actl ofl 1866l givesl alll personsl thel samel rightl tol makel andl enforcelco
ntractsl andl tol benefitl froml U.S.l laws.l Thel Fifthl Amendmentl tol thel U.S.l Constitutionl (ratifiedlinl 1
791)l statesl thatl "nol personl shalll bel deprivedl ofl life,l liberty,l orl property,l withoutl duel processlofl thel
law."l Thel Thirteenthl Amendmentl (1865)l outlawedl slavery,l andl courtsl havel heldl thatl itlbarsl raciall
discrimination.l Titlel VIIl ofl thel1964l Civill Rightsl Actl statesl thatl employersl cannotldiscriminatelba
sedlonlrace,lcolor,lreligion,lsex,lorlnationallorigin.
Difficulty:l Moderate
Objective:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
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5) Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl explicitlylprohibitsl employersl froml discriminationlb
asedl onl alll ofl thel followingl characteristicsl EXCEPT .
A) race
B) religion
C) color
D) sexuallorientationl
Answer:l D
Explanation:l Sexuall orientationl isl notl directlyl addressedl underl Titlel VIIlofl thel 1964l Civil
Rightsl Act.l Itl statesl thatl anl employerl cannotl discriminatel basedl onl race,l color,l religion,l sex,l orln
ationall origin.l Titlel VIIlbarsl discriminationl onl thel partl ofl mostl employersl bothl publicl andlprivate
lwithl15lorl morelemployees.
Difficulty:lEasylObjective
:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
6) Accordingl tol Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Act,l whichl onel ofl thel followingl employerslwo
uldl bel legallyl allowedl tol refusel employmentl tol anl individuall basedl onl race,l religion,l orl sex?
A) al statel agencyl withl 65l employees
B) al medicall officel withl 25l employees
C) al locall restaurantl withl 10l employees
D) aldepartmentl storelwithl 100l employeesl
Answer:lC
Explanation:lTitlelVIIlbarsldiscriminationlonlthelpartloflmostlemployers,lincludinglalllpubliclan
dlprivatelemployerslofl15lorlmorelpersons.lItlalsolcoverslalllprivatelandlpublicleducationallinstit
utions,lthelfederallgovernment,landlstatelandllocallgovernments.
Difficulty:l Moderate
Objective:l 1
AACSB:l Applicationl ofl Knowledge
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
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7) Whichl legislationl wasl responsiblel forl thel creationl ofl thel Equall Employmentl Opportunityl
Commission?
A) EquallPayl Actlofl 1963
B) CivillRightsl Actl ofl 1866
C) Executivel Ordersl 11246l andl 11375
D) TitlelVIIloflthel1964lCivillRightsl Actl
Answer:lD
Explanation:l Titlel VIIl establishedl thel Equall Employmentl Opportunityl Commissionl (EEOC)l to
administerlandlenforcelthelCivill Rightsllawl atlwork.l Thelcommissionl itselflconsistsl ofl fivel member
sl appointedl byl thel presidentl withl thel advicel andl consentl ofl thel Senate.l Executivel Ordersl11246lan
dl11375lestablishedlthelOfficelofl FederallContractlCompliancelPrograms.
Difficulty:lModeratelObje
ctive:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
8) Thel EEOCl wasl initiallyl establishedl tol investigatel complaintsl about .
A) jobl discrimination
B) unfairl businessl practices
C) sexuall harassmentl inl schools
D) structurall accommodationsl forl disabledl peoplel
Answer:l A
Explanation:l Titlel VIIl establishedl thel Equall Employmentl Opportunityl Commissionl (EEOC)l toladminis
terl andl enforcel thel Civill Rightsl lawl atl work.l Thel EEOCl receivesl andl investigatesl jobldiscriminationlco
mplaintslfromlaggrievedlindividuals.
Difficulty:lEasylObjective
:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
9) Howl manyl membersl servel onl thel Equall Employmentl Opportunityl Commission?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 9
D) 10lAns
wer:l B
Explanation:l Thel Equall Employmentl OpportunitylCommissionl (EEOC)l consistsl ofl fivelmemb
ersl appointedl byl thel presidentl withl thel advicel andl consentl ofl thel Senate.l Eachl memberlserveslal
five-yearlterm.
Difficulty:lEasylObjective
:l 1
AACSB:l Analyticall Thinking
Learningl Outcome:l 2.1l Listl thel basicl featuresl ofl Titlel VIIl ofl thel 1964l Civill Rightsl Actl andl atlleastlf
ivelotherlearlylequallemploymentllaws.
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