The Pendleton Act ________

question 28

Multiple Choice

The Pendleton Act ________.

• A) put into place a requirement that employers with federal contracts should pay time and a half to any employee working more than eight hours per day
• B) restricted the federal courts from issuing injunctions in labor disputes, except to maintain law and order
• C) required employers to give employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family reasons
• D) provided for open competitive examinations to determine the fitness of appointees to federal office

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good or service and what they actually receive, due to higher market prices.

Specific Tariff

A fixed fee charged on a per unit basis for a good imported into a country.

Imported Good

A product or service that is brought into one country from another to be sold.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay for a product and the actual price they do pay.