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Human Resource Management, 12e (Dessler)
Chapter 2 Equal Opportunity and the Law

1) Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law"?
A) First Amendment
B) Fifth Amendment
C) Tenth Amendment
D) Thirteenth Amendment
E) Fourteenth Amendment
Answer: B
Explanation: The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1791) states that "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law." The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) outlawed slavery, and courts have held that it bars racial discrimination.
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 32
Chapter: 2
Objective: 1
Skill: Concept
2) The ________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed slavery, and courts have held that it bars racial discrimination.
A) First
B) Fifth
C) Tenth
D) Thirteenth
E) Fourteenth
Answer: D
Explanation: The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) outlawed slavery, and courts have held that it bars racial discrimination. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1791) states that "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law."
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 32
Chapter: 2
Objective: 1
Skill: Concept 3) The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution addresses the subject of ________.
A) due process
B) slavery
C) private property
D) trial by jury
E) women's rights
Answer: B
Explanation: The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and courts have held that it bars racial discrimination. The 5th Amendment addresses due process, and the 6th Amendment requires a trial by jury.
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 32
Chapter: 2
Objective: 1
Skill: Concept
4) The ________ gives all persons the same right to make and enforce contracts and to benefit from the laws of the land.
A) Fifth Amendment
B) Civil Rights Act of 1866
C) Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
D) Civil Rights Act of 1991
E)

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