10 questions
What act was passed in 1916?
Fair Labor Standards
Keating-Owen
Employee Polygraph Protection
Child Labor
What did the Supreme Court rule in Hammer v Dagenhart?
Handed it back to district courts
Keating-Owen Act is unconstitutional
Dagenhart is pressed
Keating Owen Act is constitutional
What was the final verdict in US v Darby?
FLSA is unconstitutional
FLSA is constitutional and affirmed constitutional power
Commerce Clause makes no sense
Congress has the power to do whatever they want
True or False:
The federal government was the first to regulate child labor.
True
False
The average child worked _________ during the Industrial Revolution
20 to 25 hours a week
22 hours a day
84 to 96 hours a week
40 hours a week
The average pay for children was...
$2 a day
$5 a week
40 cents per hour
10 cents a day
What were the protestors wanting during the protest at McCormick Reaper Works?
They wanted a higher minimum wage
They wanted to stop the practice of child labor
They wanted an 8-hour work day
They protested poor working conditions
What was the main event that transpired at the Haymarket Protest?
A protestor stabbed a policeman
Someone threw a bomb into the crowd
Nothing; it was a peaceful protest
Tear gas was deployed into the crowd
What is the date of International Workers Day?
May 4th
January 12th
April 15th
May 1st
What were the protestors fighting for in the largest protest of low-wage workers in U.S. history?
$15 minimum wage
10-hour workweek
Healthcare
Retirement benefits