Reference no: EM131071985
This activity contains 22 questions.
Question 1.
Which of the following statements is TRUE of the American Federation of Labor?
o It was founded on behalf of American workers by Andrew Carnegie.
o It offered trade autonomy to national unions.
o It was the first union of unskilled workers and craftsmen in America.
o It encouraged the formation of a political labor party.
o It eventually merged with the Knights of Labor.
Question 2.
_______ was the founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
o Andrew Carnegie
o Eugene Debs
o Henry Clay Frick
o Samuel Gompers
o Lillian Wald
Question 3.
In 1935, John L. Lewis and leaders of the Ladies Garment Workers and the Clothing Workers set up the ________.
o World Federation of Trade Unions
o Socialist Labor Party
o Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
o American Federation of Labor
o International Workers Association
Question 4.
Which of the following acts was designed to break up corporate monopolies?
o Norris-La Guardia Act
o Sherman Antitrust Act
o Davis-Bacon Act
o Clayton Act
o Wagner Act
Question 5.
Which of the following is TRUE of the Clayton Act?
o It gave railroad employees collective bargaining rights and the right to use voluntary arbitration.
o It sought to limit the court's injunctive powers against labor organizations.
o It provided a minimum wage, a 40-hour week, overtime pay, and the abolition of child labor.
o It required federal contractors to pay "prevailing wages," which are usually union wages.
o It required employers to give employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family reasons.
Question 6.
In 1936, the Railway Labor Act was expanded to include the ________ industry.
o shipping
o hospitality
o manufacturing
o airline
o health care
Question 7.
Which of the following acts required that companies using federal dollars for construction projects use the "prevailing wage rate" of the area as the minimum-wage rate on their construction project?
o Wagner Act
o Davis-Bacon Act
o Landrum-Griffin Act
o Taft-Hartley Act
o Sherman Antitrust Act
Question 8.
The Norris-La Guardia Act ________.
o restricts the federal courts from issuing injunctions in labor disputes, except to maintain law and order
o requires employers to certify unions to represent a group of employees for purposes of collective bargaining if a majority of the employees sign authorization cards
o allows employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family reasons
o gives federal employees the right to bargain collectively and join or refrain from joining unions
o requires employers with federal contracts to pay time and a half to any employee working more than eight hours per day
Question 9.
The National Labor Relations Act is also known as the ________ Act.
o Clayton
o Taft-Hartley
o Wagner
o Davis-Bacon
o Erdman
Question 10.
The ________ act amended the Wagner Act and the Taft-Hartley Act, and resulted in the limitation of boycotts and picketing, and regulated internal union operations.
o Davis-Bacon
o Employee Free Choice
o National Labor Relations
o Walsh-Healey
o Landrum-Griffin
Question 11.
Membership in the Knights of Labor (KOL) was open to skilled as well as unskilled laborers.
o True
o False
Question 12.
The American Federation of Labor was founded by Andrew Carnegie.
o True
o False
Question 13.
The American Federation of Labor eventually merged with the National Labor Union.
o True
o False
Question 14.
The political agenda of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was to promote capitalism.
o True
o False
Question 15.
Following the Pullman strike, the Erdman Act gave certain employment protections to union members and offered facilities for mediation and conciliation of railway labor disputes.
o True
o False
Question 16.
The Clayton Act stated that the labor organization and its members are considered illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade.
o True
o False
Question 17.
The National Industrial Recovery Act recognized workers' rights in selecting their own representatives, but was declared unconstitutional.
o True
o False
Question 18.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was created to enforce provisions of the Landrum-Griffin Act.
o True
o False
Question 19.
Strikes conducted by one labor union to dislodge another labor union are prohibited by the Taft-Hartley Amendments.
o True
o False
Question 20.
The Employee Free Choice Act is a proposed amendment to the National Labor Relations Act.
o True
o False
Question 21.
Discuss the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Question 22.
Describe the significance of the Taft-Harley Amendments.