What Did the Editor of Scribner's Monthly Imply When He

question 16

Multiple Choice

What did the editor of Scribner's Monthly imply when he addressed the 1877 "Great Uprising" of railroad workers by stating that unions "…have been despotic toward their own members, oppressive toward the class in whose interest they pretend to have been established, impertinent and intermeddling…"?

• A) Unions were illegal, foolish, and un-American.
• B) Unions were unsuccessful in organizing because of animosity within their own ranks.
• C) Unions were vital organizations that protected workers from exploitation.
• D) Unions were responsible for the cuts in workers' wages that led to the "Great Uprising."

Recognize and analyze social stratification systems and their meritocratic, democratic, and oligarchic foundations.

Interpret and evaluate the effects of public policies and reforms on poverty and welfare.

Identify societal attitudes towards poverty and government responsibility in its alleviation.

Analyze the sociological and structural causes of inequality and its perpetuation in society.

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Definitions:

Actin Myofilaments

Thin protein filaments in muscle cells that, along with myosin, are responsible for muscle contraction.

Tropomyosin

Fibrous protein found as a component of the actin myofilament.

Fibrous Actin

Filamentous actin, part of the cytoskeleton in cells, involved in various types of cell movement and the maintenance of cell shape.

Thick Myofilaments

Components of the muscle fiber responsible for muscle contraction, composed primarily of the protein myosin.