Question 1

Which statement is true?

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A)  Right-to-work laws promote the formation of union shops.
B)  A monopsony is the only buyer of a product for which there are no close substitutes.
C)  Under a union shop, an employer may hire only union workers.
D)  Monopsonies are illegal under the Taft-Hartley Act.
E)  None of these statements are true.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

In which section of the United States are "right-to-work" laws most prominent?

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A)  The Northeast
B)  The West coast
C)  The South
D)  The MidwestE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

If all professional baseball teams collude to reduce the wages paid to players, they are acting as

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A)  a pure monopsony.
B)  a pure monopoly.
C)  a labor union.
D)  a pure oligopoly.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

A single employer who faces the entire labor supply curve in an industry is a ___________.

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Question 5

The term "bread and butter unionism" is closely associated with

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A)  the 8-hour day and the elimination of the wage system.
B)  better wages, hours, and working conditions.
C)  government ownership of the means of production.
D)  the abolition of factory work and a return to farming.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Statement I. After a few setbacks in the early 1980s, labor union membership has been growing steadily for the last 15 years. Statement II. Nearly one out of four collective bargaining negotiations end in strikes.

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A)  Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B)  Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C)  Both statements are true.
D)  Both statements are false.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The predecessor to the AFL was the

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A)  Teamsters Union.
B)  Knights of Labor.
C)  CIO.
D)  International Workers of the World.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which statement is the most accurate?

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A)  Labor unions today have very little economic power.
B)  Large employers today have very little economic power.
C)  Every few years a strike virtually shuts down our economy.
D)  Since WWII, the economy has never lost as much as one half of 1% of its work time because of strikes.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In 2009, approximately ______ percent of the public sector was unionized.

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A)  10
B)  25
C)  37
D)  52E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which is the most accurate statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Company towns have declined in importance in the U.S.
B)  Company towns are of growing importance in the U.S.
C)  There never were any company towns in the U.S.
D)  Company towns today are as important as they were in the past.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which is the most accurate statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unions are much more powerful today than they were 35 years ago.
B)  Unions are more powerful in the South than in any other section of the country.
C)  Nearly half of all American wage earners are members of unions.
D)  Union membership as a percentage of the labor force has been falling since the mid-1950s.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

When an employer that controls the demand for labor opposes a union that controls the supply of labor, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  an oligopoly.
B)  an oligarchy.
C)  a bilateral monopoly.
D)  a monopsony.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which statement is true about labor unions in the United States?

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A)  Overall unions have had no effect on wages, but have created better working conditions.
B)  They did not gain widespread acceptance until the 1920s.
C)  The U.S.has virtually the same percentage of its workforce unionized as other industrial nations.
D)  None of the choices are true of labor unions in the U.S.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

In which of these countries is labor union membership as a percentage of the labor force the lowest?

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A)  Sweden
B)  The United Kingdom
C)  Germany
D)  The United States
E)  FranceF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

The predecessor to the AFL was the ___________.

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Question 16

The United Mine Workers and the United Auto Workers are examples of ________ unions.

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Question 17

A jurisdictional dispute occurs when ___________.

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two unions try to or...

Question 18

Statement I. Most adult Americans are either members of labor unions or married to union members. Statement II. Right to Work laws help unions organize workers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B)  Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C)  Both statements are true.
D)  Both statements are false.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

The year that had the most disruptive strikes was

Accepted Answer

A)  1929.
B)  1933.
C)  1946.
D)  1973.
E)  1980.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Professional athletes would earn even more if it were not for the ____________ power of professional sports.

Accepted Answer

A)  monopoly
B)  monopsony
C)  union
D)  None of these choices are true.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 15: Labor Unions

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A jurisdictional dispute occurs when ___________.

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In which of these countries is labor union membership as a percentage of the labor force the lowest?

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Statement I. After a few setbacks in the early 1980s, labor union membership has been growing steadily for the last 15 years. Statement II. Nearly one out of four collective bargaining negotiations end in strikes.

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A single employer who faces the entire labor supply curve in an industry is a ___________.

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