Affirmative Action

1. Which ofthe following policies intentionally includes women and minorities in the workplace based on a finding of their previous exclusion?

A)Reverse discrimination

B)Construct validity treatment

C)Affirmative action

D)Attribution-value

2:Which of the following acts allowed for the power of collective bargaining by employees to gain employees more equitable, stable working wages and conditions?

A)Fair Labor Standards Act

B)Selective Service Readjustment Act

C)Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

D)National Labor Relations Act

3:The _____ required that prevailing local wage rates be paid to workers on projects receiving federal funds of over $2,000.

A)Davis-Bacon Act

B)Jim Crow Act

C)Civil Rights Act

D)Rehabilitation Act

4:Angela had been working as a federal contractor for last five years. The women and minority workers in her company complained to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) that they were underrepresented and thus, she should take immediate steps to ensure adequate representation. She refused to remedy the disparities found and was subsequently debarred from further participation in government contracts. This action can be taken against Angela because of the provisions of the:

A)Jim Crow Act.

B)Executive Order 11246.

C)Executive Order 22137.

D)Davis-Bacon Act.

5:Constance's boss has asked her to prepare a staffing pattern that shows each of the organizational units, their relationship to one another, and the gender, race, and ethnic composition of each unit. She has been asked to prepare a(n):

A)affirmative action plan.

B)reverse discrimination policy.

C)organizational profile.

D)placement goal.

6:James' boss has asked him to conduct a job group analysis. What does James have to do?

A)He has to prepare an organizational chart.

B)He has to increase the scope of the jobs by extending the range of the job duties.

C)He has to conduct evaluations of mid- and senior-level employees.

D)He has to combine the job titles with similar content, wage rates, and opportunities.

7:Which of the following helps to determine whether women and minority employees are encountering artificial barriers to advancement to mid- and senior-level corporate management?

A)Evaluations of corporate management compliance

B)Evaluations of judicial affirmative actions

C)Evaluations of voluntary affirmative actions

D)Evaluations of reverse discrimination policies

8:Who has the power to impose penalties on an employer if he or she does not comply with the affirmative action plans?

A)Secretary of labor

B)Secretary of health and human services

C)Secretary of state

D)Secretary of commerce

9:Claim brought by a majority member who feels adversely affected by the use of an employer's affirmative action plan is known as a claim for:

A)benevolent prejudice.

B)symbolic racism.

C)reverse discrimination.

D)reasonable accommodation.

10:Federal contractors must file _____ forms annually, verifying that no discrimination has occurred against veterans or other covered groups.

A)IRS-20

B)EEO-1

C)OFCCP-2

D)VETS-100