Deck 14: Religious Discrimination

Question 1

Freedom of Religion is guaranteed by each state under the 1st Amendment.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Religion can be a BFOQ.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Accommodating religious beliefs is required unless it presents an undue burden to the employer.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

An employer is entitled to know of the employee's religious beliefs before granting an accommodation.

Question 5

The wearing of religious clothing is protected unless it presents an undue hardship.

Question 6

During employment wearing a gold cross which can be seen by others is permissible.

Question 7

An employee's desire to live in an active religious community which is a significant distance from the workplace does present an undue hardship to the employer.

Question 8

The KKK is both a political and a religious organization.

Question 9

Gina teaches for a religious school whose doctrine prohibits abortion. Gina has an abortion between semesters. The school can terminate her.

Question 10

In a hospital, an attending nurse can refuse to participate in a life threatening procedure that results in an abortion because of her religious belief.

Question 11

The following are absolutely protected:

A) religious practices
B) religious beliefs
C) religious buttons
D) a&b
E) all

Question 12

The following Amendments are applicable to religion:

A) 1st
B) 13th
C) 16th
D) a&b
E) all

Question 13

The following can be prohibited from the workplace:

A) religous buttons
B) religious speech and literature
C) religous statutes
D) all
E) NOTA

Question 14

Which of the following permits employers to discriminate?

A) 1st Am
B) Civil Rights Act
C) Freedom of Religion Act
D) all
E) NOTA

Question 15

In Cloutier v. COSTCO,

A) Cloutier was a member of a recognized religious organization
B) visible piercings were determined to be an undue burden to COSTCO's personal appearance standards
C) if Cloutier could prove another COSTCO permitted piercings, this would show COSTCO was not consistent in enforcing its personal appearance standards
D) all
E) a and b

Question 16

The 14^th Amendment applies ________ to the states.

Question 17

An ________ can never ask for more than the religion requires.

Question 18

The KKK is a ________ organization.