Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of "wealthfare" as discussed in Chapter 11?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct grants 
B)  Discounted fees for use of public resources 
C)  Tax breaks 
D)  Disprortionate representation on juries 
E)  None; all are examples of "wealthfare" 
A)  Direct grants 
B)  Discounted fees for use of public resources 
C)  Tax breaks 
D)  Disprortionate representation on juries 
E)  None; all are examples of "wealthfare"

Question 2

In the U.S. women got the vote in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Although more men are incarcerated than women, the rate of increase is higher for women than men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Shirley Chisholm was the first woman considered for the U.S. presidential nomination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Reading "Constitutional Argument" Susan B. Anthony
-In her speech "Constitutional Argument, Susan B. Anthony quotes the preamble to the U.S. Constitution to support which of the following arguments?

Accepted Answer

A)  "We, the people" refers to white male citizens 
B)  "We, the people" refers to male citizens 
C)  "We, the people" refers to female citizens as well as males 
D)  "We, the people" refers to all inhabitants of the U.S. who have not been given the right to vote 
A)  "We, the people" refers to white male citizens 
B)  "We, the people" refers to male citizens 
C)  "We, the people" refers to female citizens as well as males 
D)  "We, the people" refers to all inhabitants of the U.S. who have not been given the right to vote

Question 6

Reading "The Rise of the Valkyries: In the Alt-Right, Women Are the Future, and the Problem" Seyward Darby
-In her article "The Rise of the Valkyries: In the Alt-Right, Women Are the Future, and the Problem," Seyward Darby argues that women are the "future" and the "problem" for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  The alt-right movement cannot survive without women 
B)  Alt-right men believe that women are biologically inferior and should not have equal rights 
C)  Members of the alt-right advocate for white supremacy 
D)  The alt-right movement is the offspring of various supremacist ideologies 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above 
A)  The alt-right movement cannot survive without women 
B)  Alt-right men believe that women are biologically inferior and should not have equal rights 
C)  Members of the alt-right advocate for white supremacy 
D)  The alt-right movement is the offspring of various supremacist ideologies 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 7

Exploitation of indigenous lands and indigenous bodies are intimately connected for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural resource extraction changes the entire landscape 
B)  Crimes such as rape and abduction increase when temporary "man camps" are set up to extract natural resources from the land 
C)  The plastic from water bottles contaminates the land 
D)  Indigenous women are not allowed to work in "man camps"
E Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (c) and (d)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above 
A)  Natural resource extraction changes the entire landscape 
B)  Crimes such as rape and abduction increase when temporary "man camps" are set up to extract natural resources from the land 
C)  The plastic from water bottles contaminates the land 
D)  Indigenous women are not allowed to work in "man camps"
E Both (a) and (b) 
E)  Both (c) and (d)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 8

President George W. Bush repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy associated with military life in 2003.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist
-In "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President," Angela N. Gist argues that the process of electing a female president mirrors which other historical process in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right to bear arms 
B)  The right to free speech 
C)  The right to sue for damages 
D)  The right to vote 
A)  The right to bear arms 
B)  The right to free speech 
C)  The right to sue for damages 
D)  The right to vote

Question 10

Reading "Constitutional Argument" Susan B. Anthony
-In the context of Susan B. Anthony's speech "Constitutional Argument," what crime was she accused of committing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contempt of court in asserting her right to vote 
B)  Physically attempting to vote 
C)  Gathering signatures for a petition for women's suffrage 
D)  Setting fire to a postal box 
A)  Contempt of court in asserting her right to vote 
B)  Physically attempting to vote 
C)  Gathering signatures for a petition for women's suffrage 
D)  Setting fire to a postal box

Question 11

The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced into Congress in 1968.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist
-In "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President," Angela N. Gist argues that Americans will have to be prepared to struggle to elect a female president because

Accepted Answer

A)  Electing an African American man and then a woman to the presidency threatened the status quo in a ways that were alarming to many mainstream Americans 
B)  The social identity hierarchy of the presidency is gendered as male 
C)  Social progress is almost always followed by backlash in the U.S. 
D)  Historical patterns seem to indicate as much 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above 
A)  Electing an African American man and then a woman to the presidency threatened the status quo in a ways that were alarming to many mainstream Americans 
B)  The social identity hierarchy of the presidency is gendered as male 
C)  Social progress is almost always followed by backlash in the U.S. 
D)  Historical patterns seem to indicate as much 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 13

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist
-Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced the widest gap in support among college graduates and non-college graduates (Angela N. Gist/"I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President").

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Women are just as likely as men to run for political office today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Citizenship laws that discriminated against women in their marriage to non-U.S. citizens were revoked in the late 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The percentage of women on active-duty in the military varies by the different armed forces. The highest number is women in the Air Force. What is this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  19% 
B)  29% 
C)  39% 
D)  49% 
A)  19% 
B)  29% 
C)  39% 
D)  49%

Question 17

Reading "The New Military Femininities: Humanitarian Violence and the Gendered Work of War among U.S. Servicewomen" Jennifer Greenburg
-In her article "The New Military Femininities: Humanitarian Violence and the Gendered Work of War among U.S. Servicewomen" Jennifer Greenburg argues that gendered military labor perpetuates violence through expressions of feminine domesticity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Reading "The New Military Femininities: Humanitarian Violence and the Gendered Work of War among U.S. Servicewomen" Jennifer Greenburg
-In her article "The New Military Femininities: Humanitarian Violence and the Gendered Work of War among U.S. Servicewomen," Jennifer Greenburg argues that the concept of a U.S. military women as inhabiting a "third gender" is problematic for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is not a precedent for the concept of "third gender" in Women and Gender Studies scholarship 
B)  The U.S. military does not currently have a clear policy on transgender servicemembers 
C)  The concept of the "third gender" reinforces the binary of women as domestic and men as warlike 
D)  The all-female units were set up for failure 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above 
A)  There is not a precedent for the concept of "third gender" in Women and Gender Studies scholarship 
B)  The U.S. military does not currently have a clear policy on transgender servicemembers 
C)  The concept of the "third gender" reinforces the binary of women as domestic and men as warlike 
D)  The all-female units were set up for failure 
E)  Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 19

The U.S. was one of the last countries to sign CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Reading "The New Military Femininities: Humanitarian Violence and the Gendered Work of War among U.S. Servicewomen" Jennifer Greenburg
-According to Jennifer Greenburg, the "new military femininity" is humanitarian and does not involve intelligence gathering linked to targeted killing ("The New Military Femininities: Humanitarian Violence and the Gendered Work of War among U.S. Servicewomen").

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not an example of "wealthfare" as discussed in Chapter 11?

In the U.S. women got the vote in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Although more men are incarcerated than women, the rate of increase is higher for women than men.

Shirley Chisholm was the first woman considered for the U.S. presidential nomination.

Reading "Constitutional Argument" Susan B. Anthony -In her speech "Constitutional Argument, Susan B. Anthony quotes the preamble to the U.S. Constitution to support which of the following arguments?

Exploitation of indigenous lands and indigenous bodies are intimately connected for which of the following reasons?

President George W. Bush repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy associated with military life in 2003.

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist -In "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President," Angela N. Gist argues that the process of electing a female president mirrors which other historical process in the U.S.?

Reading "Constitutional Argument" Susan B. Anthony -In the context of Susan B. Anthony's speech "Constitutional Argument," what crime was she accused of committing?

The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced into Congress in 1968.

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist -In "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President," Angela N. Gist argues that Americans will have to be prepared to struggle to elect a female president because

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist -Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced the widest gap in support among college graduates and non-college graduates (Angela N. Gist/"I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President").

Women are just as likely as men to run for political office today.

Citizenship laws that discriminated against women in their marriage to non-U.S. citizens were revoked in the late 1920s.

The percentage of women on active-duty in the military varies by the different armed forces. The highest number is women in the Air Force. What is this figure?

The U.S. was one of the last countries to sign CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women).

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Exam 11: State, Law, and Social Policy

Which of the following is not an example of "wealthfare" as discussed in Chapter 11?

In the U.S. women got the vote in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Although more men are incarcerated than women, the rate of increase is higher for women than men.

Shirley Chisholm was the first woman considered for the U.S. presidential nomination.

Reading "Constitutional Argument" Susan B. Anthony -In her speech "Constitutional Argument, Susan B. Anthony quotes the preamble to the U.S. Constitution to support which of the following arguments?

Exploitation of indigenous lands and indigenous bodies are intimately connected for which of the following reasons?

President George W. Bush repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy associated with military life in 2003.

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist -In "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President," Angela N. Gist argues that the process of electing a female president mirrors which other historical process in the U.S.?

Reading "Constitutional Argument" Susan B. Anthony -In the context of Susan B. Anthony's speech "Constitutional Argument," what crime was she accused of committing?

The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced into Congress in 1968.

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist -In "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President," Angela N. Gist argues that Americans will have to be prepared to struggle to elect a female president because

Reading "I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President" Angela N. Gist -Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced the widest gap in support among college graduates and non-college graduates (Angela N. Gist/"I Knew America Was Not Ready for a Woman to Be President").

Women are just as likely as men to run for political office today.

Citizenship laws that discriminated against women in their marriage to non-U.S. citizens were revoked in the late 1920s.

The percentage of women on active-duty in the military varies by the different armed forces. The highest number is women in the Air Force. What is this figure?

The U.S. was one of the last countries to sign CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women).

Womens and Gender Studies: Perspectives and Practices

Systems of Privilege and Inequality

Learning Gender

Inscribing Gender on the Body

Media and Culture

Sex, Power, and Intimacy

Health and Reproductive Justice

Family Systems, Family Lives

Work Inside and Outside the Home

Resisting Gender Violence

Religion and Spirituality

Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures

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