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. Read the text and answer the question below.You have the right to a safe workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) was passed to prevent workers from being killed or seriously harmed at work. The law requires that employers provide their employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers. OSHA sets and enforces protective workplace safety and health standards. OSHA also provides information, training and assistance to workers and employers. Workers may file a complaint to have OSHA inspect their workplace if they believe that their employer is not following OSHA standards or that there are serious hazards. what is the purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?Read the following scenario and answer the question below.In 2010, Virginia created legislation that negated aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act instituted by the U.S. Congress. The Virginia legislation was challenged and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals found parts of the legislation unconstitutional. In 2011, the state of Virginia appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Fourth Circuit Court's decision.Why did the federal courts deny Virginia the power to enact the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act?20. Read the following descriptions and answer the question below.A 27-year-old African American woman A 45-year-old Caucasian manA 21-year-old Arab American manAn 18-year-old Asian American womanWhich amendment from the Bill of Rights does NOT protect all of the individuals?Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.Federalist Paper # 51In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed: and in the next place it to control itself.-Federalist Papers, 1788Which constitutional principle is supported by this concept?Which statement best describes how people promote cultural and political change today compared to how they did so in the past?While the Civil Rights movement could arguably be ongoing, the strategies used in the 1950s and 1960s such as civil disobedience, boycotts and voter registration were successful in several areas. Which set of results below best reflects the results of the civil rights strategies used?Unemployment Might No Longer Be Prime Concern for U.S. WorkersBeginning in late 2007, the United States slid into a recession. A recession becomes official after two quarters of negative growth in GDP, or when the economy "shrinks." When the financial crisis hit full steam in 2008, unemployment rose sharply in the United States to above 10%. Since then, however, things have been getting better for the U.S. worker. A recent report issued by the Department of Labor indicates that the unemployment rate in the United States has dropped to just over 7%.All this is good news. The reality, though, suggests citizens are now more concerned with inflation than with unemployment. Inflation threatens to erode the gains workers have made in the workplace, because even though people are going back to work, they now have to spend more money on goods. How does the article show bias?Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.Federalist # 10"...as each representative will be chosen by a ... number of citizens ..., it will be more difficult for unworthy candidates to practice with success the vicious arts by which elections are too often carried; and the suffrages of people being more free, will be more likely to centre in men who possess the most attractive merit and the most diffusive and established characters."James Madison, 1787Which sentence best describes the argument made by Madison in Federalist #10?Read the excerpt and answer the question below.No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.Which right helps further the constitutional principle discussed in this excerpt from the 5th Amendment?Which document explains the principles behind the American colonies' separation from England?Read the following newspaper headline and answer the question below.Obama Has #1 Tweet in NationWhich trend is exemplified by this headline?Read the excerpt below and answer the following question.The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age of older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.-from the Twenty-Sixth AmendmentHow did the Vietnam War contribute to the passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?Read this statement and answer the question below.The Florida Clean Indoor Air Act was passed to curb secondhand smoke hazards in public places.How should this law be categorized?Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.-Declaration of IndependenceWhich political principle is described in this excerpt?Read the following excerpt and answer the question below."No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President."-United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 1Which reason best explains the inclusion of this clause in the Constitution?Read the following paragraph and answer the question below.Thomas Jefferson’s purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to explain the colonies’ reasons for separating themselves from Great Britain to foreign nations. After Jefferson listed a series of abuses the colonies had suffered under King George III’s rule, he explained that, “In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petition for Redress...” Which political principle best describes the colonist’s act of petitioning for redress?So in signing this bill today, I intend to send a clear message: That making our economy work means making sure it works for everyone. That there are no second class citizens in our workplaces, and that it’s not just unfair and illegal- but bad for business- to pay someone less because of their gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion or disability. And that justice isn’t about some abstract legal theory, or footnote in a casebook- it’s about how our laws affect the daily realities of the people’s lives: their ability to make a living and care for their families and achieve their goals. -President Barrack Obama, January 29, 2009What common discriminatory practice was President Obama addressing in this statement about the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act?Read the following excerpt about King George of England and answer the question below.He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.-Declaration of IndependenceWhich political principle is the basis for this grievance?What part of the federal government has the power to approve treaties?Which statement summarizes an Anti-Federalist argument for including a bill of rights in the Constitution?
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