Question 1

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 was to encourage Native American nations to:

Accepted Answer

A)  manage more of their own economic and political affairs. 
B)  migrate back to Asia. 
C)  surrender all authority to the federal government. 
D)  move off reservations and give up all political rights. 
A)  manage more of their own economic and political affairs. 
B)  migrate back to Asia. 
C)  surrender all authority to the federal government. 
D)  move off reservations and give up all political rights.

Question 2

In 1986, the mandatory retirement age was:

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminated for most occupations. 
B)  lowered to 65. 
C)  raised to 70. 
D)  lowered to 55 for most occupations. 
A)  eliminated for most occupations. 
B)  lowered to 65. 
C)  raised to 70. 
D)  lowered to 55 for most occupations.

Question 3

The year 2000 was the first time the U.S. Census Bureau changed its race classification system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

President Trump's decision in 2017 to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 
(DACA) protections for children brought to the U.S. illegally caused many immigrants to worry about whether they would be prevented from working or deported.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The U.S. government forcibly held West Coast people of Japanese descent in camps during:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Civil War. 
B)  World War II. 
C)  the Korean War. 
D)  the Vietnam War. 
A)  the Civil War. 
B)  World War II. 
C)  the Korean War. 
D)  the Vietnam War.

Question 6

The slave trade out of Africa occurred:

Accepted Answer

A)  as early as 900 A.D. 
B)  first in 1619 with the slave trade to America. 
C)  first in the 1800s with the sending of slaves to America. 
D)  actually, slaves came from the Caribbean islands, not Africa. 
A)  as early as 900 A.D. 
B)  first in 1619 with the slave trade to America. 
C)  first in the 1800s with the sending of slaves to America. 
D)  actually, slaves came from the Caribbean islands, not Africa.

Question 7

Homosexuals experience discrimination in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The first settlers of what is now the United States are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  pilgrims. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  European colonists. 
D)  Spanish colonists. 
A)  pilgrims. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  European colonists. 
D)  Spanish colonists.

Question 9

Myrdal states that the race problem in the U.S. is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  simple problem. 
B)  black problem. 
C)  white problem. 
D)  disappearing problem. 
A)  simple problem. 
B)  black problem. 
C)  white problem. 
D)  disappearing problem.

Question 10

The U.S. Supreme Court decided that at an undergraduate level, admission points were too much like affirmative action. The court also held that in admission decisions, colleges could:

Accepted Answer

A)  not take race into account. 
B)  take race into account. 
C)  use any point-based system giving preferences. 
D)  take any factor except race into account. 
A)  not take race into account. 
B)  take race into account. 
C)  use any point-based system giving preferences. 
D)  take any factor except race into account.

Question 11

Importation of slaves into the U.S. became illegal in 1808.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is meant by reparations? Who would benefit if reparations were granted? Note one argument for and one argument against such an action.

Accepted Answer

Reparations are potential solutions for

Question 13

The largest minority group in the United States is African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Affirmative Action programs are designed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  discriminate against minorities. 
B)  favor minority groups. 
C)  help majority groups exclude minorities. 
D)  protect the dominant group. 
A)  discriminate against minorities. 
B)  favor minority groups. 
C)  help majority groups exclude minorities. 
D)  protect the dominant group.

Question 15

Chronological age often reflects a person's mental age or capacity to work and contribute to society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are the causes of racial and ethnic prejudice and discrimination? What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Scholars suggest that there are four var

Question 17

Women in the U.S. are referred to as a minority group because there are fewer women than men in the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Burnita S. Matthews was the first woman ever appointed as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  college professor, in 1950. 
B)  U.S. Cabinet member, in 1990. 
C)  U.S. federal judge, in 1949. 
D)  U.S. ambassador, in 1841. 
A)  college professor, in 1950. 
B)  U.S. Cabinet member, in 1990. 
C)  U.S. federal judge, in 1949. 
D)  U.S. ambassador, in 1841.

Question 19

Senior citizens are not likely to be a major political force in the twenty-first century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Anti-Semitism has been eliminated in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 was to encourage Native American nations to:

In 1986, the mandatory retirement age was:

The year 2000 was the first time the U.S. Census Bureau changed its race classification system.

President Trump's decision in 2017 to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections for children brought to the U.S. illegally caused many immigrants to worry about whether they would be prevented from working or deported.

The U.S. government forcibly held West Coast people of Japanese descent in camps during:

The slave trade out of Africa occurred:

Homosexuals experience discrimination in the U.S.

The first settlers of what is now the United States are called:

Myrdal states that the race problem in the U.S. is a:

The U.S. Supreme Court decided that at an undergraduate level, admission points were too much like affirmative action. The court also held that in admission decisions, colleges could:

Importation of slaves into the U.S. became illegal in 1808.

What is meant by reparations? Who would benefit if reparations were granted? Note one argument for and one argument against such an action.

The largest minority group in the United States is African Americans.

Affirmative Action programs are designed to:

Chronological age often reflects a person's mental age or capacity to work and contribute to society.

What are the causes of racial and ethnic prejudice and discrimination? What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

Women in the U.S. are referred to as a minority group because there are fewer women than men in the population.

Burnita S. Matthews was the first woman ever appointed as a:

Senior citizens are not likely to be a major political force in the twenty-first century.

Anti-Semitism has been eliminated in the U.S.

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