Afl cio - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

pluralist theory - ANSWER-Theory that holds that society's interests are represented most effectively through group action. dangers of faction - ANSWER-Warned about by James Madison in Federalist No. 10. he meant a polity where factions (groups) become so powerful that they trample on the legitimate interests of other groups and society as a whole. interest group - ANSWER-Aka faction, presure group, special interest, organized interest. any organization that actively seeks to influence pu...

PSU PLSC 1 Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Correct Public assessments of elected officials, attitudes toward political organizations and social groups, and preferences about whether and how government ought to address important problems can all be classified under the heading of __________. - Answer- public opinion An all-encompassing means of understanding the world or society, one through which an individual can filter all new political information and situations, is best described as...

PSCI: ch. 9 Interest Groups Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass What was the main concern for early organizers of the Tea Party movement? - Answer️️ -wasteful government spending and bureaucratic growth Interest groups are organized around which of the following? - Answer️️ -set of issues If the Democrats and the Republicans are the opposing teams (metaphorically speaking), interest groups are which of the following? - Answer️️ -the fans Interest groups resemble which o...

Public assessments of elected officials, attitudes toward political organizations and social groups, and preferences about whether and how government ought to address important problems can all be classified under the heading of __________. - Answer-public opinion An all-encompassing means of understanding the world or society, one through which an individual can filter all new political information and situations, is best described as: - Answer-an ideology. American radio and television a...

Transiency in education refers to students moving into and out of schools during the course of the school year. True or False - correct answer True Teachers receiving positive comments and feedback from students is an example of an extrinsic reward. True or False - correct answer True In a recent Gallup Poll completed in 2017, what percentage of Americans were completely or somewhat satisfied ...

employee-at-will correct answersindividual working without a contract that guarantees the duration and terms of employment; can be fired at any time, for any reason, without recourse unless a legal case can be made that they have been discriminated against based on age, gender, race, sexuality, or disability union member benefits correct answers1) employers are required to show "just cause" for dismissals 2) employees may file a grievance and receive free representation from the union if d...

RNSG 2138 Professional Nursing Concepts Student Midterm Blueprint Summer 2018 1- Professionalism/Nursing Organization and Unions Pros/Cons to unions Management of care Planning Analysis Professionalism PowerPoint & Lecture A. Positive • Continuity of care • Continual professional growth • Active in professional organizations • Providing a safe patient environment B. Negative • Unsafe patient care • Negative patient outcomes • Suspension or loss of person...

What is a union? - correct answer an associated of workers that come together to collectively improve their wages and working conditions What kinds of workers have unions? - correct answer factory workers, construction workers, bus drivers, nurses, teachers, student-workers, flight attendants, actors, and more. Who is excluded from forming a union? - correct answer In the private sector, most domestic workers, independent contractors, farm workers, supervisors, and managers What gives w...

skilled craft workers - correct answer the american federation of labor (AFL) focused its organizing efforts on this: the AFL & CIO merged in 1955 because of what? - correct answer the two unions were expending considerable resources raiding each other for members legal/illegal? a group of EEs decide to walk off the job together to protest unsafe working conditions - correct answer legal b/c they are acting together to influence their working conditions unions are: - correct answer mono...

POSI 2310 Exam 3 TXST (I got a 92.5.) Which of the following is NOT a primary socializing agent? - ANSWER-peers The "motor voter" law - ANSWER-All of these answers are correct. One's sense of civic duty and apathy are attitudes that are usually acquired from one's - ANSWER-Parents How has the Internet affected the watchdog role of the media? - ANSWER-It has expanded the watchdog capacity of the media. Voter participation in the United States - ANSWER-has increased in all elect...