Labor and Populism Quiz

What is a Laissez-faire economy?

• A system in which the government controls all aspects of the economy, including production, distribution, and prices.
• A system in which the government allows private enterprise and limits its role in the economy.
• A system in which the government and private enterprise share control of the economy.
• A system in which the government is the sole owner of all businesses and property.

What is a labor Union?

• A labor union is a political party that represents the interests of workers.
• A labor union is a government agency that enforces labor laws.
• A labor union is an organization of workers that negotiates with employers on behalf of its members for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
• A labor union is a non-profit organization that provides assistance to workers.

Which of the following is the correct definition for populism?

• A government works to improve the lives of the common people.
• A political movement that promotes the interests of the wealthy and powerful "elite"
• A political idea that recognized that focuses on the common person who distrusts the government and the "elite"
• A political idea that realizes the importance of individual liberty and freedom.

Immigrants...

• are individuals who are illegally residing in a country without the proper authorization
• are seeking economic opportunities.
• are people who migrates from one country to another with the intention of settling there
• are only visting another country for a vacation

What term matches the following definition: Each worker was completely responsible for his or her own success or failure.

• Collective Bargaining
• Individualism
• Socialism
• Independance

What term matches the following definition: Process were working people negotiate contracts with employees to determine employment

• Collective Bargaining
• Individualism
• Labor Union
• Strike

Which of the following do not describe the term Urban...

• refers to anything related to cities or towns.
• refers to an area that is small and has myths.
• a place that meets certain criteria for population density and other factors
• describes a way of life or a culture that is associated with cities.

A _______ takes place when a group of laborers stops all work in order to force an employer to comply with demands for improvements

• Collective Bargaining
• Company Town
• Deflation
• Strike

Which of these group supported the ideas of an eight-hour workday, safer work conditions, payment for work injuries, and an end to child labor.

• American Federation of Labor
• Industrial Workers of the World
• Knights Labor
• Farmers Alliance

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Farmers' Alliances?

• • 8 hour work day for farmers.

• Economic stability for farmers
• Increase tariffs on imported goods
• low interest loans