Business and labor are often at odds with each other. Each has a stake in getting the government to regulate the other. In what ways has government regulated business and labor?
What will be an ideal response?
the attempts to control monopolies through antitrust policies, such as the Interstate Commerce Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act, and the Clayton Act. They could mention the government cases against AT&T and Microsoft as well. Regarding labor, students could focus on some of the early labor laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, but should focus most of their answer on the Taft-Hartley Act and recent attempts by government to restrict labor’s collective bargaining power (e.g., President Bush’s limiting the collective bargaining power of Homeland Security Department employees).
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a. Congress has the authority “to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the Foregoing powers.” b. Congress could declare a level playing field between the individual states. c. any conflict in law between the central government and the regional governments is typically resolved in favor of the central government. d. Congress had the power to establish local governments and to account for the structure, function, and responsibilities of these governments within their state constitutions.
The __________ Amendment permits Congress to levy income taxes
a. Sixteenth b. Seventeenth c. Eighteenth d. Nineteenth
The Social Progress Index is
a. calculated by adding a country's Gross National Product and its Freedom House ranking b. a composite index that takes into account measures for meeting basic needs, environmental sustainability, freedom, and tolerance. c. calculated by adding a country's Gross National Product and its Corruption Perception Index. d. a composite index developed by the United Nations. e. a measurement of how technologically advanced a country is.
A (an) _________________________________ is an apparent causal relationship between two variables which is actually due to one or more other variables
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).