Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 91

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-John Jay

• A)was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy
• B)issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts
• C)drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories
• D)was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution
• E)briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
• F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
• G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
• H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
• I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
• J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
• K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain

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Definitions:

Wagner Act

a foundational statute of US labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes.

Taft-Hartley Act

A U.S. federal legislation enacted in 1947 that limits the functions and authority of labor unions.

Employee Rights

Refers to the legal protections and privileges granted to workers, including fair wages, safe working conditions, and freedom from discrimination.

Craft Union

A labor union representing workers specialized in a particular craft or trade, focusing on skills and training standards within that craft.