Question 1

Independent tests have found polygraphs to be _____ percent accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) 50 to 60 
B) 70 to 80 
C) 80 to 90 
D) 100 C

Question 2

Literalist judges tend to favor a stronger and broader application of privacy rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Practitioners of judicial restraint generally believe that privacy is a weak or nonexistent legal standard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Most people who are addicted to illegal drugs are unemployed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In which area does drug and alcohol abuse increase employer expenses?

Accepted Answer

A) production 
B) recruiting, hiring, and training 
C) insurance 
D) all of the above

Question 6

It is legal for a company to "snoop" on the social networking pages of job applicants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

EPPA requires companies to

Accepted Answer

A) give notice to employees before a polygraph exam. 
B) allow employees to bring a lawyer to a polygraph exam. 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b

Question 8

The most controversial type of drug testing is _____ drug testing.

Accepted Answer

A) pre-employment 
B) post-offer 
C) random 
D) none of the above

Question 9

Match between columns
                        Premises: A law that sets ground rules for companies and workers when companies ask workers to take a certain kind of exam
Drug testing of applicants who are offered jobs
The liberal approach to interpreting laws that calls for considering their purpose
A major concern of employers, according to a recent survey
Drug testing of job applicants
A law passed by Congress
Drug testing that may be administered to any employee with little or no advance notice
A constitutional liberty first recognized in the cases Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade
The conservative approach to interpreting laws that calls for applying laws literally

Accepted Answer

The Answer of post-offer drug testing and Employee Polygraph Protection is...

Question 10

Most private companies can administer lie detector tests to employees

Accepted Answer

A) anytime. 
B) after an event demanding investigation has taken place. 
C) before hiring them. 
D) both b and c

Question 11

In most key areas, federal laws provide privacy rights at work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the origin of the right to privacy?

Accepted Answer

A) It is directly mentioned in the Constitution, like the rights to free speech, due process, and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment. 
B) The Supreme Court has decided that the Constitution, viewed as a whole, creates certain "zones of privacy." 
C) It was established by a law passed by Congress in 1965. 
D) both a and b

Question 13

Employees may be required to take drug tests if they

Accepted Answer

A) display signs or symptoms of drug abuse. 
B) have been injured on the job. 
C) are outstanding employees. 
D) all of the above

Question 14

The right to privacy is probably the most controversial of all constitutional liberties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Constitutional liberties such as the right to privacy protect people from government tyranny, but not from private organizations such as companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The railroad industry case study suggests that workers who abuse drugs and alcohol should be

Accepted Answer

A) fired. 
B) put on probation. 
C) given six months to reform. 
D) given medical assistance and counseling.

Question 17

The 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade put the right to privacy on the map.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Technology, Testing, and Workplace Privacy

Independent tests have found polygraphs to be _____ percent accurate.

Literalist judges tend to favor a stronger and broader application of privacy rights.

Practitioners of judicial restraint generally believe that privacy is a weak or nonexistent legal standard.

Most people who are addicted to illegal drugs are unemployed.

In which area does drug and alcohol abuse increase employer expenses?

It is legal for a company to "snoop" on the social networking pages of job applicants.

EPPA requires companies to

The most controversial type of drug testing is _____ drug testing.

Match each key term or concept with the correct definition.

Most private companies can administer lie detector tests to employees

In most key areas, federal laws provide privacy rights at work.

What is the origin of the right to privacy?

Employees may be required to take drug tests if they

The right to privacy is probably the most controversial of all constitutional liberties.

Constitutional liberties such as the right to privacy protect people from government tyranny, but not from private organizations such as companies.

The railroad industry case study suggests that workers who abuse drugs and alcohol should be

The 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade put the right to privacy on the map.