EXAM 5 MSU HRLR 201 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What does the executive branch contain?
Answer:
Regulatory Agencies and The president
Question:
2. What does the legislative branch contain?
Answer:
The Senate and House of Representatives
Question:
3. What does the Senate and the House of reps enact?
Answer:
Laws that govern many HR activities
Question:
4. What does the Judicial branch contain?
Answer:
U.S District Courts, U.S Court of Appeals, Supreme Court
Question:
5. What is Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)?
Answer:
The governments attempt to ensure that all individuals have an equal choice for employment
Question:
6. What are EEO constitutional Amendments?
Answer:
13th - Abolish Slavery 14th - Provides equal protection for all citizens and requires due process in state
action
Question:
7. What does Title 7 make it illegal for an employer to do?
Answer:
- Fail to refuse to hire or discharge any individual, or otherwise discriminate against any individual
because of such individual, race, color, religion, or national origin
- Limit, segregate, or classify employees or applicants for employment in any way that would deprive or
tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an
employee because of the same terms
Question:
8. Title 7 applies to who?
, Answer:
Organizations that possess...
- 15 or more employees
- Employees work 20 or more weeks a year
- Involved in interstate commerce Also includes all state and local governments, employment agencies,
and labor unions
Question:
9. Who are the protected classes?
Answer:
- Pregnancy
- veterans status
- Sex
- Citizenship
- Familial Status
- Genetic Info
- Race, color, religion, national origin
- Age(40 or over)
- Disability Status
- Sexual orientation
Question:
10. According to the EEOC, what is a disability?
Answer:
A physical or mental impairment that...
- Substantial limits on major live acitivity
- A record or past history of such an impairment
- Regarded as having a disability by an employer
Question:
11. What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
Answer:
A division of the Department of Justice responsible for enforcing most of the EEO laws
Question:
12. What are the 3 major responsibilities of the EEOC?
Answer:
1. Investigate and resolve discrimination complaints
2. Gather information
3. Issue guidelines
Question:
13. What are the 3 types of descrimination?
Answer:
1. Disparate Treatment
2. Reasonable Accomodations
3. Disparate impact
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What does the executive branch contain?
Answer:
Regulatory Agencies and The president
Question:
2. What does the legislative branch contain?
Answer:
The Senate and House of Representatives
Question:
3. What does the Senate and the House of reps enact?
Answer:
Laws that govern many HR activities
Question:
4. What does the Judicial branch contain?
Answer:
U.S District Courts, U.S Court of Appeals, Supreme Court
Question:
5. What is Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)?
Answer:
The governments attempt to ensure that all individuals have an equal choice for employment
Question:
6. What are EEO constitutional Amendments?
Answer:
13th - Abolish Slavery 14th - Provides equal protection for all citizens and requires due process in state
action
Question:
7. What does Title 7 make it illegal for an employer to do?
Answer:
- Fail to refuse to hire or discharge any individual, or otherwise discriminate against any individual
because of such individual, race, color, religion, or national origin
- Limit, segregate, or classify employees or applicants for employment in any way that would deprive or
tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an
employee because of the same terms
Question:
8. Title 7 applies to who?
, Answer:
Organizations that possess...
- 15 or more employees
- Employees work 20 or more weeks a year
- Involved in interstate commerce Also includes all state and local governments, employment agencies,
and labor unions
Question:
9. Who are the protected classes?
Answer:
- Pregnancy
- veterans status
- Sex
- Citizenship
- Familial Status
- Genetic Info
- Race, color, religion, national origin
- Age(40 or over)
- Disability Status
- Sexual orientation
Question:
10. According to the EEOC, what is a disability?
Answer:
A physical or mental impairment that...
- Substantial limits on major live acitivity
- A record or past history of such an impairment
- Regarded as having a disability by an employer
Question:
11. What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
Answer:
A division of the Department of Justice responsible for enforcing most of the EEO laws
Question:
12. What are the 3 major responsibilities of the EEOC?
Answer:
1. Investigate and resolve discrimination complaints
2. Gather information
3. Issue guidelines
Question:
13. What are the 3 types of descrimination?
Answer:
1. Disparate Treatment
2. Reasonable Accomodations
3. Disparate impact
