In 1913, the Department of Labor was broken in two with Commerce focusing on ______ and Labor focusing on ______.
a. market growth and operations; employer–employee problems and management effectiveness
b. economic growth; employee–employer relations and workplace conditions
c. increasing sales and production; ending or alleviating union actions against employers
d. measuring and improving GDP; assisting businesses with smoothing over labor problems
b. economic growth; employee–employer relations and workplace conditions
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Immediately following the Garcia decision, several government interest groups successfully lobbied Congress to grant exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act to public employees
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between modern presidents and their parties?
a. Modern presidents serve as unofficial but real leaders of their own political parties. b. Presidents must contend with their party only during periods of divided leadership. c. The president serves as the official chairman of his/her party. d. Today, the president is rarely concerned with the agenda of his/her party.