TOPIC: Part I: Humphrey-Hawkins Act and Unemployment Document #1: The Humphrey Hawkins Act
The Great Depression of the 1930’s marked the worst economic period in American history, with unemployment reaching as high as 25% in 1933 and remaining solidly in the teens throughout the 1930’s. After World War II, Congress passed the Employment Act of 1946 (also known as the Humphrey-Hawkins Act), which stated that it was the policy and responsibility of the federal government to use all practical means to promote maximum employment (most individuals who are willing to work at the current wage and price level are working), economic growth (are we producing newly produced goods and services) and purchasing power (people are able to purchase goods because of price stability). Each goal also has an indicator to measure it: full employment is measured by the unemployment rate, economic growth is measured by the Real Gross Domestic Product Rate (RGDP Rate) and price stability is measured by the Inflation Rate.

What was the Employment Act of 1946? Why do you think it was passed in 1946?

How does the Employment Act mark a change of policy from Early American History?

Why would the government say the goals of full employment, economic growth and price stability are the three main indicators of a healthy economy?

The pka of three different c―h bonds is given below. explain the observed trend in pka. select the single best answer.

Peggy feels sorry for smokers who have lung cancer because she believes they were duped by tobacco companies to develop a deadly addiction and are therefore not responsible for their disease. when asked to donate money to support lung cancer research, peggy gives generously. peggy’s prosocial behavior can best be explained by the arousal: cost-reward model. the negative state relief model. a norm of equity. attributions of responsibility.

An employee of the state government always received his state paycheck on the last workday of the month. the employee was not a good money manager, and just barely managed to make it from paycheck to paycheck each month. on the second to the last workday of the month, the employee had $45 in his checking account, and, needing to buy a birthday gift for his sister, he wrote a check to a gift boutique for $100. he knew that he would be receiving his paycheck the next day, so he could deposit the paycheck before the check would be sent to the bank.however, unbeknownst to the employee, the state legislature was having a budget impasse. because the state constitution prohibited any deficit spending, state employees were not paid as usual. without a paycheck to deposit, the check written to the gift boutique was returned for insufficient funds. the merchant complained to the police, who arrested the employee and charged him under a statute that prohibited "issuing a check knowing that it is drawn against insufficient funds, with intent to defraud the payee of the check."what should be the outcome of the employee's prosecution? a not guilty, because the employee intended to deposit his paycheck the next day.b not guilty, because it was reasonable for the employee to expect that he would receive his paycheck as usual.c guilty, because the employee knew when he wrote the check that he did not have sufficient funds in his account to honor it.d guilty, because reliance on a future source of income does not vitiate the employee's violation of the statute when he wrote the check.