What did the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 do?

It established the first federal minimum wage.

It abolished state minimum wages.

It raised the federal minimum wage from $0.25 to $5.15.

It allowed employers to pay a lower minimum wage to teen workers.

4. According to the article, one concern of those against raising the minimum wage is that doing so will ___.

create confusion related to taxes

require companies to fill out too much paperwork

You can infer from Michele N. Siekerka’s quotations in the article that she is ___.

against raising the minimum wage

in favor of raising the minimum wage

in favor of different minimum wages for adults and teens

unsure of how raising the minimum wage would affect businesses

Based on the article, you can infer it’s likely that ___.

the federal minimum wage will not go up this year

teen employment will go up in New Jersey

no other states will raise their minimum wages

many grocery stores would remove self-checkouts if the federal minimum wage went down

Which detail from the article best supports the answer to question 7?

“. . . but the Senate has no plans to vote on it.”

“That’s in addition to 21 states . . . that had wage rate increases already planned for this year . . .”

“. . . the final version didn’t carve out teens.”

“. . . they’ve eliminated entry-level jobs that used to be filled by teens.”

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Inflation means

when prices stay the same and rise in the purchasing value of money.

when prices stay the same and fall in the purchasing value of money.

a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

a general decrease in prices and rise in the purchasing value of money.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Supersede means:

take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use)

Stay in place

A person representing an object

Rise and fall of money

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mandated means:

Past tense of give (someone) authority to act in a certain way

not giving (someone) authority to act in a certain way

someone assuming authority to act in a certain way

Not making anyone do anything

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Stagnant means:

Flowing water

exceeding activity

Fighting with someone

showing no activity; dull and sluggish

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Inevitable means:

never going to happen

certain to happen; unavoidable

might happen

showing avoidance

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Canvassing means:

solicit votes from (electors in a constituency)

To stay quiet and not do anything

Painting a canvas

Showing art

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money is:

supersede

mandated

inflation

inevitable

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Inflation means

Supersede means:

Mandated means:

Stagnant means:

Inevitable means:

Canvassing means:

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money is:

Taking the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use) is:

Past tense of give (someone) authority to act in a certain way is:

Showing no activity; dull and sluggish is:

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