Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes Latino views of the criminal justice system?

Accepted Answer

A) Latinos tend to view the courts more favourably than the police. 
B) Latinos tend to view the police more favourably than the courts. 
C) More than half of Latinos believe police officers will use excessive force. 
D) Fewer than half of Latinos believe the courts will deal with them fairly. 
A) Latinos tend to view the courts more favourably than the police. 
B) Latinos tend to view the police more favourably than the courts. 
C) More than half of Latinos believe police officers will use excessive force. 
D) Fewer than half of Latinos believe the courts will deal with them fairly.

Question 2

Which Hispanic group has the highest median household income and the lowest level of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) Cubans 
B) Mexicans 
C) South Americans 
D) Central Americans 
A) Cubans 
B) Mexicans 
C) South Americans 
D) Central Americans

Question 3

Which statement best describes residential segregation among Hispanics?

Accepted Answer

A) The degree of Mexican segregation from whites is, in most cities, as great as that of blacks from whites. 
B) Hispanics are more concentrated in large urban centers cities than blacks. 
C) As social class rises, segregation declines for blacks, but increases for Hispanics. 
D) As succeeding generations experience upward mobility, segregation is likely to decline. 
A) The degree of Mexican segregation from whites is, in most cities, as great as that of blacks from whites. 
B) Hispanics are more concentrated in large urban centers cities than blacks. 
C) As social class rises, segregation declines for blacks, but increases for Hispanics. 
D) As succeeding generations experience upward mobility, segregation is likely to decline.

Question 4

The Miami ethnic enclave is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) how police officers engage in the racial profiling of Mexicans. 
B) a U.S.government policy discriminating against Hispanics. 
C) a subeconomy that serves and employs Cuban immigrants. 
D) a reversal of trends in Puerto Rican migration patterns. 
A) how police officers engage in the racial profiling of Mexicans. 
B) a U.S.government policy discriminating against Hispanics. 
C) a subeconomy that serves and employs Cuban immigrants. 
D) a reversal of trends in Puerto Rican migration patterns.

Question 5

Operation Wetback was designed to:

Accepted Answer

A) stem the flow of undocumented Mexican immigrants in the 1950s. 
B) formally deport undocumented Mexican immigrants for the first time. 
C) track undocumented immigrants on railroad development sites. 
D) keep Mexicans from entering the U.S.during World War II. 
A) stem the flow of undocumented Mexican immigrants in the 1950s. 
B) formally deport undocumented Mexican immigrants for the first time. 
C) track undocumented immigrants on railroad development sites. 
D) keep Mexicans from entering the U.S.during World War II.

Question 6

__________ in the American Southwest drove Mexican immigration to the U.S.in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) Labor needs 
B) Warfare 
C) Poverty 
D) Natural resources 
A) Labor needs 
B) Warfare 
C) Poverty 
D) Natural resources

Question 7

Who waged a "virulent" anti-Mexican campaign that led to the 1940 zoot suit riot?

Accepted Answer

A) Governor Boggs 
B) Mayor Little 
C) The Los Angeles Press 
D) The San Diego white workers' union 
A) Governor Boggs 
B) Mayor Little 
C) The Los Angeles Press 
D) The San Diego white workers' union

Question 8

How was Chicanismo similar to the black nationalist movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Both movements were concerned with issues stemming from slavery. 
B) Both movements were concerned with expanding socioeconomic opportunities. 
C) Both movements relied on nonviolent protest as the primary means of change. 
D) Both movements ended with the assassination of their key leaders. 
A) Both movements were concerned with issues stemming from slavery. 
B) Both movements were concerned with expanding socioeconomic opportunities. 
C) Both movements relied on nonviolent protest as the primary means of change. 
D) Both movements ended with the assassination of their key leaders.

Question 9

Fernando, a Cuban American, immigrated to the United States in 1960.He would most likely be characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A) black. 
B) white. 
C) indigenous. 
D) mulatto. 
A) black. 
B) white. 
C) indigenous. 
D) mulatto.

Question 10

In a national survey of Latinos in 2010, about ___________ of respondents said they or a family member had experienced discrimination based on race or ethnicity in the past five years.Interestingly, ___________ of Americans say that Hispanics are discriminated against "a lot."

Accepted Answer

A) one-fifth; one-fifth 
B) one-third; one-quarter 
C) one-half; one-half 
D) two-thirds; one-third 
A) one-fifth; one-fifth 
B) one-third; one-quarter 
C) one-half; one-half 
D) two-thirds; one-third

Question 11

Hispanic-American marital assimilation:

Accepted Answer

A) has declined recently. 
B) has not taken ahold as of yet. 
C) is increasing. 
D) is unchanging. 
A) has declined recently. 
B) has not taken ahold as of yet. 
C) is increasing. 
D) is unchanging.

Question 12

Sara moved from Puerto Rico with her parents when she was 10 years old.If she is like the majority of Hispanic Americans, she:

Accepted Answer

A) views herself as part of a cohesive Hispanic-American ethnic group. 
B) identifies herself as Puerto Rican. 
C) does not view herself as part of American society. 
D) lives in the San Franscisco metropolitan area. 
A) views herself as part of a cohesive Hispanic-American ethnic group. 
B) identifies herself as Puerto Rican. 
C) does not view herself as part of American society. 
D) lives in the San Franscisco metropolitan area.

Question 13

__________ continues to draw the strongest divide between Hispanics and whites living in Miami.

Accepted Answer

A) Education 
B) Skin color 
C) Occupation 
D) Language 
A) Education 
B) Skin color 
C) Occupation 
D) Language

Question 14

Which Hispanic person or group has had the most openly militant approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Reies Lopez Tijerina 
B) Cesar Chavez 
C) La Raza 
D) UFW 
A) Reies Lopez Tijerina 
B) Cesar Chavez 
C) La Raza 
D) UFW

Question 15

The Mexican American population is best characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A) mestizo. 
B) mulatto. 
C) indigenous. 
D) white. 
A) mestizo. 
B) mulatto. 
C) indigenous. 
D) white.

Which of the following statements best describes Latino views of the criminal justice system?

Which Hispanic group has the highest median household income and the lowest level of poverty?

Which statement best describes residential segregation among Hispanics?

The Miami ethnic enclave is an example of:

Operation Wetback was designed to:

__________ in the American Southwest drove Mexican immigration to the U.S.in the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

Who waged a "virulent" anti-Mexican campaign that led to the 1940 zoot suit riot?

How was Chicanismo similar to the black nationalist movement?

Fernando, a Cuban American, immigrated to the United States in 1960.He would most likely be characterized as:

In a national survey of Latinos in 2010, about _ of respondents said they or a family member had experienced discrimination based on race or ethnicity in the past five years.Interestingly, _ of Americans say that Hispanics are discriminated against "a lot."

Hispanic-American marital assimilation:

Sara moved from Puerto Rico with her parents when she was 10 years old.If she is like the majority of Hispanic Americans, she:

__________ continues to draw the strongest divide between Hispanics and whites living in Miami.

Which Hispanic person or group has had the most openly militant approach?

The Mexican American population is best characterized as:

Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

Native Americans

African Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

The Changing Context of American Race and Ethnic Relations: Current and Future Issues

South Africa: Society in Transition

Brazil: Racial and Ethnic Democracy

Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future

Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change

Filters

Exam 8: Hispanic Americans

Which of the following statements best describes Latino views of the criminal justice system?

Which Hispanic group has the highest median household income and the lowest level of poverty?

Which statement best describes residential segregation among Hispanics?

The Miami ethnic enclave is an example of:

Operation Wetback was designed to:

__________ in the American Southwest drove Mexican immigration to the U.S.in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Who waged a "virulent" anti-Mexican campaign that led to the 1940 zoot suit riot?

How was Chicanismo similar to the black nationalist movement?

Fernando, a Cuban American, immigrated to the United States in 1960.He would most likely be characterized as:

In a national survey of Latinos in 2010, about ___________ of respondents said they or a family member had experienced discrimination based on race or ethnicity in the past five years.Interestingly, ___________ of Americans say that Hispanics are discriminated against "a lot."

Hispanic-American marital assimilation:

Sara moved from Puerto Rico with her parents when she was 10 years old.If she is like the majority of Hispanic Americans, she:

__________ continues to draw the strongest divide between Hispanics and whites living in Miami.

Which Hispanic person or group has had the most openly militant approach?

The Mexican American population is best characterized as:

Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

Native Americans

African Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

The Changing Context of American Race and Ethnic Relations: Current and Future Issues

South Africa: Society in Transition

Brazil: Racial and Ethnic Democracy

Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future

Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change

Filters

__________ in the American Southwest drove Mexican immigration to the U.S.in the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

In a national survey of Latinos in 2010, about _ of respondents said they or a family member had experienced discrimination based on race or ethnicity in the past five years.Interestingly, _ of Americans say that Hispanics are discriminated against "a lot."