Question 1

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 2

Of the 52 million U.S. citizens who identify as having Spanish origins, 9 percent gave Puerto Rico as their place of origin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 2000 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Boy Scouts of America, a private organization, had a right to exclude persons based on their sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Homosexuals experience discrimination in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The United States is the only country that has problems with prejudice and discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

The average earnings of a woman are still less than the average for a man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A group of people who identify with each other on the basis of common ancestry and cultural heritage is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  census group. 
B)  urban network. 
C)  migrant unit. 
D)  ethnic group. 
A)  census group. 
B)  urban network. 
C)  migrant unit. 
D)  ethnic group.

Question 10

The 1986 law passed by Congress to grant amnesty to illegal aliens who have been in this country for more than 5 years effectively resolved the problem of citizenship for illegals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1896 which was based on the so-called separate-but-equal doctrine was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown v. Board of Education. 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sandford. 
C)  Plessy v. Ferguson. 
D)  Bingham v. Cabot. 
A)  Brown v. Board of Education. 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sandford. 
C)  Plessy v. Ferguson. 
D)  Bingham v. Cabot.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1950 the U.S. government finally apologized to the surviving Japanese Americans who had been interned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hispanics with historical and cultural ties to Latin American are called Latinos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Actions, behavior or treatment based on prejudice are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  inventions. 
B)  classes. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  systematic. 
A)  inventions. 
B)  classes. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  systematic.

Question 20

During the nineteenth century the number immigrants coming to the U.S. were about:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million. 
B)  200 million. 
C)  5 million. 
D)  30 million. 
A)  1 million. 
B)  200 million. 
C)  5 million. 
D)  30 million.

Exam 12: Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

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

Of the 52 million U.S. citizens who identify as having Spanish origins, 9 percent gave Puerto Rico as their place of origin.

In 2000 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Boy Scouts of America, a private organization, had a right to exclude persons based on their sexual orientation.

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

Homosexuals experience discrimination in the U.S.

The United States is the only country that has problems with prejudice and discrimination.

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

The average earnings of a woman are still less than the average for a man.

A group of people who identify with each other on the basis of common ancestry and cultural heritage is called a(n):

The 1986 law passed by Congress to grant amnesty to illegal aliens who have been in this country for more than 5 years effectively resolved the problem of citizenship for illegals.

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

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:

Affirmative Action programs are designed to:

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1896 which was based on the so-called separate-but-equal doctrine was:

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

In 1950 the U.S. government finally apologized to the surviving Japanese Americans who had been interned.

Hispanics with historical and cultural ties to Latin American are called Latinos.

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

Actions, behavior or treatment based on prejudice are called:

During the nineteenth century the number immigrants coming to the U.S. were about:

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