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How will an increase in the percentage of older Americans affect the healthcare field?

A
There will be far fewer qualified workers to fill positions in the healthcare field.
B
Salaries will drop in the healthcare field so that businesses can control costs.
C
The healthcare field will create new jobs because more people will need care.
D
Fewer people will need health care, so there will be a drop in healthcare jobs.
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One argument in favor of labor unions is that they

A
help create many new jobs.
B
support both owners and workers.
C
give workers job security.
D
eliminate unqualified workers.
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What is the most likely reason why many of the New York Factory Investigating Commission’s suggestions were not implemented immediately?

A
The public did not support new safety regulations until several factory disasters occurred.
B
Many of the suggested changes would have negatively affected the quality of products made in factories.
C
Most workers outside New York would not have benefited from widespread factory reform.
D
Factory owners resisted the suggestions because they would be costly to implement.
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New YorkPennsylvaniaMassachusettsNew Jersey

A
New York
B
Pennsylvania
C
Massachusetts
D
New Jersey
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What was the status of US workplace safety laws in 1900?

A
A few states had tried to pass safety laws, but they had no public support.
B
Most states had passed some safety laws, but enforcement varied.
C
Most states opposed safety laws, but workers began to demand them.
D
All states had safety laws, but no one bothered to enforce them.
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What is the economic outlook for occupations in the healthcare sector?

A
weak to very poor
B
depends on the economy
C
will remain stable
D
will increase in demand over time
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A
Minimum wage
B
Child labor
C
Union membership
D
Workers’ compensation
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Which workers are most likely to be in demand in the future?

A
those with high-tech skills
B
those with construction skills
C
those in government jobs
D
those in manufacturing jobs
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What event had an enormous effect on US workplace safety?

A
a new minimum wage
B
the first labor union
C
a worker strike
D
a deadly factory fire

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