2025/2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN BUSINESS
TRANSACTIONS AND CORPORATE PRACTICE
COVERING CONTRACT LAW • TORT LAW • AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS •
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS • COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS • ETHICS
AND COMPLIANCE
SPRING SEMESTER EXAMINATION (2025/2026)
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
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.
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, 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.
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
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.
D) a remedy and not a punishment for discrimination
B) an entitlement program that provides unqualified women or minorities with jobs.
Which of the following is NOT true of affirmative action?
A) It is used where there is a finding of discrimination or a demonstrated underrepresentation.
B) It is a punishment for failing to be inclusive.
C) It is a remedy for present-day employment discrimination.
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