Question 1

Which of the following is a reason why affirmative action is not a form of racism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirmative action policies do not express any form of hatred or condemnation toward white people. 
B)  Affirmative action policies are not motivated by and do not convey the view that white people are inferior in any way to minorities. 
C)  Affirmative action does not contribute to the reinforcement of oppression. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Affirmative action policies do not express any form of hatred or condemnation toward white people. 
B)  Affirmative action policies are not motivated by and do not convey the view that white people are inferior in any way to minorities. 
C)  Affirmative action does not contribute to the reinforcement of oppression. 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

Using the two quotes that begin Lebron's piece, compare Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X's respective approaches to racial injustice. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? What are advantages the limitations of each?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X bot

Question 3

Lebron's new Black radicalism

Accepted Answer

A)  expects Black people to set the standard for goodness and upstanding character. 
B)  seeks a return of Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent resistance. 
C)  demands that society recognize Blacks' needs, aspirations, and basic humanity as having equal importance and worth as those of whites. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  expects Black people to set the standard for goodness and upstanding character. 
B)  seeks a return of Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent resistance. 
C)  demands that society recognize Blacks' needs, aspirations, and basic humanity as having equal importance and worth as those of whites. 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

Talk about:
-De facto equality

Accepted Answer

equality i

Question 5

Which of the following is an improvement to the condition of a victim of harm that is designed to repair the relationship between victims and perpetrators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reenactment 
B)  Reinforcements 
C)  Reparations 
D)  Reconstruction 
A)  Reenactment 
B)  Reinforcements 
C)  Reparations 
D)  Reconstruction

Question 6

King notes that sometimes a law can be just on its face, but unjust in its

Accepted Answer

A)  creation. 
B)  application. 
C)  consequences. 
D)  intentions. 
A)  creation. 
B)  application. 
C)  consequences. 
D)  intentions.

Question 7

What does Anderson identify as the fundamental expressive point of segregationist law or policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  To identify who is part of the majority and who is part of the minority 
B)  To signal the location of social power 
C)  To constitute the excluded group as an untouchable cast 
D)  To condone a "'separate but equal" doctrine 
A)  To identify who is part of the majority and who is part of the minority 
B)  To signal the location of social power 
C)  To constitute the excluded group as an untouchable cast 
D)  To condone a "'separate but equal" doctrine

Question 8

Talk about:
-Counterfactual question

Accepted Answer

a question that asks what woul

Question 9

King's letter is addressed to

Accepted Answer

A)  politicians opposed to desegregation. 
B)  clergymen who oppose his methods. 
C)  activists in favor of civil rights. 
D)  bigots opposed to racial equality. 
A)  politicians opposed to desegregation. 
B)  clergymen who oppose his methods. 
C)  activists in favor of civil rights. 
D)  bigots opposed to racial equality.

Question 10

Talk about:
-De jure equality

Accepted Answer

equality i

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of radicalism, according to Lebron?

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent resistance 
B)  Malcolm X's active resistance 
C)  A legislator's lobbying to make the Bible the official book of the state 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent resistance 
B)  Malcolm X's active resistance 
C)  A legislator's lobbying to make the Bible the official book of the state 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Anderson argues that the integrationist agenda should proceed on the following four fronts:

Accepted Answer

A)  sociological, psychological, philosophical, and mathematical. 
B)  political, residential, educational, and economic. 
C)  individual, family, community, and government. 
D)  north, south, east, and west. 
A)  sociological, psychological, philosophical, and mathematical. 
B)  political, residential, educational, and economic. 
C)  individual, family, community, and government. 
D)  north, south, east, and west.

Question 13

Hausman argues that those concerned with equal opportunity should be concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)  opportunities to acquire one or another immediate benefit or burden. 
B)  lifetime opportunities. 
C)  opportunities of individuals' ancestors. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  opportunities to acquire one or another immediate benefit or burden. 
B)  lifetime opportunities. 
C)  opportunities of individuals' ancestors. 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is not a problem that Hausman identifies with the rectification argument in favor of preferential hiring and admissions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The perpetrators and victims of some of the most serious injustices are long dead. 
B)  There is no way to know how the world would have been had the relevant injustices not occurred. 
C)  Rectification is almost never an appropriate response to injustice. 
D)  Implementing rectification would be divisive and likely to stoke racial animosity. 
A)  The perpetrators and victims of some of the most serious injustices are long dead. 
B)  There is no way to know how the world would have been had the relevant injustices not occurred. 
C)  Rectification is almost never an appropriate response to injustice. 
D)  Implementing rectification would be divisive and likely to stoke racial animosity.

Question 15

Anderson maintains that integration

Accepted Answer

A)  destroys epistemic diversity. 
B)  increases cultural homogenization. 
C)  generates new cultural diversities. 
D)  destroys cultural meanings. 
A)  destroys epistemic diversity. 
B)  increases cultural homogenization. 
C)  generates new cultural diversities. 
D)  destroys cultural meanings.

Question 16

Explain the racism in reverse argument. Which premise or premises does Hausman dispute? Do you agree with his criticism? Why or why not? Is there any way to modify the argument to avoid his concerns? Explain and defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

The "racism in reverse" argument is the

Question 17

Talk about:
-Oppression

Accepted Answer

a system of unjust and unequal

Question 18

Talk about:
-Internment camps

Accepted Answer

barbed-wire-enclosed living qu

Question 19

What accounts for the increase in US incarceration rates since the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase in violent crime 
B)  Population growth 
C)  Changes in US drug policies 
D)  Increase in drug use 
A)  Increase in violent crime 
B)  Population growth 
C)  Changes in US drug policies 
D)  Increase in drug use

Question 20

The principle of merit states that positions should be awarded

Accepted Answer

A)  on whatever basis an employer chooses. 
B)  in a way that minimizes oppression. 
C)  based on qualifications. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  on whatever basis an employer chooses. 
B)  in a way that minimizes oppression. 
C)  based on qualifications. 
D)  None of the above

Exam 18: The Legacy of Racism

Which of the following is a reason why affirmative action is not a form of racism?

Using the two quotes that begin Lebron's piece, compare Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X's respective approaches to racial injustice. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? What are advantages the limitations of each?

Lebron's new Black radicalism

Talk about: -De facto equality

Which of the following is an improvement to the condition of a victim of harm that is designed to repair the relationship between victims and perpetrators?

King notes that sometimes a law can be just on its face, but unjust in its

What does Anderson identify as the fundamental expressive point of segregationist law or policy?

Talk about: -Counterfactual question

King's letter is addressed to

Talk about: -De jure equality

Which of the following is an example of radicalism, according to Lebron?

Anderson argues that the integrationist agenda should proceed on the following four fronts:

Hausman argues that those concerned with equal opportunity should be concerned with

Which of the following is not a problem that Hausman identifies with the rectification argument in favor of preferential hiring and admissions?

Anderson maintains that integration

Explain the racism in reverse argument. Which premise or premises does Hausman dispute? Do you agree with his criticism? Why or why not? Is there any way to modify the argument to avoid his concerns? Explain and defend your answer.

Talk about: -Oppression

Talk about: -Internment camps

What accounts for the increase in US incarceration rates since the 1970s?

The principle of merit states that positions should be awarded

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