What was the purpose of the Lilly Ledbetter Act?
a. to require that women be paid the same wages as a man for the same job
b. to eliminate ways for women to report workplace discrimination
c. to allow companies to discriminate against men when hiring
d. to incentivize corporations that hire more women than men
a. to require that women be paid the same wages as a man for the same job
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Government accountability gauges the extent to which it is possible to reward or punish policymakers for the policies that are chosen.Which of the following statements best characterizes accountability as a goal in both types of democracies?
A. Accountability is an important goal in both majoritarian and consensus democracies, but is only achieved in consensus democracies. B. Accountability tends to be only an important goal for majoritarian democracies, and only majoritarian democracies achieve it. C. Accountability is only an important goal for consensus democracies, and only consensus democracies achieve it.
You are an attorney advising a client on a case that she has appealed to the Supreme Court. What should you tell your client to expect with respect to the appeals process?
a. Be prepared for your appeal to be denied. b. Be prepared for the Court to issue a mixed opinion, agreeing with some but not all of your claims. c. Be prepared to take this appeal to a higher level if it denied by the Court. d. Be prepared to wait at least five years before the Court issues a ruling.
When determining if the parties to a contract agree, the intention of the parties is
a. a major factor. c. a minor factor. b. one of many equally considered factors. d. not considered at all.
When a president is trying to pass legislation in Congress, which of the following factors would have the greatest impact on his or her success?
a. whether or not the president's party controls both houses of Congress b. whether or not the president is willing to use his or her veto power c. the president's willingness to order party members around d. the support the vice president provides to passing legislation