Which of the Following Is True About the Federal Relations

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the federal relations law?

• A) The Executive Order 10988 prevented unions representing a majority of federal employees within a unit from negotiating exclusive written agreements with an agency but only covered noneconomic and nonstaffing issues.
• B) The federal government opposed union activities among its employees until the 1880s,when postal employees began to organize.
• C) Before the Lloyd-La Follette Act of 1912,federal employees were forbidden to lobby Congress about their employment.
• D) Union activities decreased in the 1930s,and President Roosevelt asserted that collective bargaining was not possible in the federal sector.

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Definitions:

Comprehensive Environmental Response

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), is a federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants.

Pollution

The contamination of the environment, particularly air, water, and soil, with harmful or toxic substances.

Cleanup Order

A directive issued by a court or regulatory authority requiring the remediation of environmental contamination.

Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Also known as the Clean Water Act, this law, established in 1948 and significantly expanded in 1972, aims to regulate the discharge of pollutants into the waterways of the United States.