Question 1

Which of the following has often been a precipitating event to a riot?

Accepted Answer

A)  An incident between police and citizens 
B)  Hot weather 
C)  Unemployment 
D)  An incident between students and teachers 
A)  An incident between police and citizens 
B)  Hot weather 
C)  Unemployment 
D)  An incident between students and teachers A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about the small claims court system?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was established to provide legal protection for the rich 
B)  It was established to provide legal protection for the poor 
C)  They system had the effect that it was intended to have 
D)  The poor know how to use the small claims courts effectively 
A)  It was established to provide legal protection for the rich 
B)  It was established to provide legal protection for the poor 
C)  They system had the effect that it was intended to have 
D)  The poor know how to use the small claims courts effectively B

Question 3

From a functionalist perspective,the role and functions of government and the political system includes the belief that:

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a power elite of wealthy Americans who exercise real decision-making power 
B)  No one group can dominate the system, and many different groups can exercise veto power 
C)  Real decision making takes place behind the scenes by professional bureaucrats, the military and corporate leaders 
D)  The executive branch and a few powerful lobbyists for major companies make most of the decisions 
A)  There is a power elite of wealthy Americans who exercise real decision-making power 
B)  No one group can dominate the system, and many different groups can exercise veto power 
C)  Real decision making takes place behind the scenes by professional bureaucrats, the military and corporate leaders 
D)  The executive branch and a few powerful lobbyists for major companies make most of the decisions B

Question 4

All of the following may cause welfare reform to fail EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Finding a job in many of these inner city neighborhoods is difficult 
B)  Most jobs available to low-income recipients do not include health benefits 
C)  Childcare tends to be readily available and affordable for low income workers 
D)  Many people who are now on welfare may indeed not be able to work 
A)  Finding a job in many of these inner city neighborhoods is difficult 
B)  Most jobs available to low-income recipients do not include health benefits 
C)  Childcare tends to be readily available and affordable for low income workers 
D)  Many people who are now on welfare may indeed not be able to work

Question 5

Under which U.S.presidential administration were laws passed to protect the rights of workers to organize labor unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Franklin D. Roosevelt administration 
B)  The Lyndon Johnson administration 
C)  The Ronald Reagan administration 
D)  The George H. W. Bush administration 
A)  The Franklin D. Roosevelt administration 
B)  The Lyndon Johnson administration 
C)  The Ronald Reagan administration 
D)  The George H. W. Bush administration

Question 6

Which of the following is true about drug use and arrests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites are more likely to have used every illegal drug except heroin 
B)  Whites are more likely to be arrested and imprisoned for drugs at rates many times their share of the population 
C)  The rate of drug arrests among minorities during the 1980s remained flat, while for whites it doubled 
D)  Among youths, white drug arrest rates doubled while those for blacks declined 
A)  Whites are more likely to have used every illegal drug except heroin 
B)  Whites are more likely to be arrested and imprisoned for drugs at rates many times their share of the population 
C)  The rate of drug arrests among minorities during the 1980s remained flat, while for whites it doubled 
D)  Among youths, white drug arrest rates doubled while those for blacks declined

Question 7

The government has always refused to enforce housing covenants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the 2000 Presidential election,Florida and other states probably violated the Voting Rights Act by all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Many Florida Blacks with no criminal records were told they could not vote because they were felons 
B)  Voters in predominately black precincts were turned away on the grounds that they had voted by absentee ballot when they had not 
C)  Two-thirds of the people on the purge lists for Miami-Dade county in Florida were black 
D)  White voters were much more likely to have their ballots rejected 
A)  Many Florida Blacks with no criminal records were told they could not vote because they were felons 
B)  Voters in predominately black precincts were turned away on the grounds that they had voted by absentee ballot when they had not 
C)  Two-thirds of the people on the purge lists for Miami-Dade county in Florida were black 
D)  White voters were much more likely to have their ballots rejected

Question 9

Most black congressional representatives are elected by predominately black constituencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965,Southern states implemented policies or laws whose intent was to limit the ability of African Americans to vote.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Grandfather clause 
B)  White primary 
C)  Restrictive covenant 
D)  Literacy test 
A)  Grandfather clause 
B)  White primary 
C)  Restrictive covenant 
D)  Literacy test

Question 11

A provision that is attached to a deed or sales contract in which the buyer must agree not to sell or rent to a member of a specified group,such as blacks,Chicanos,or Jews,is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Poll tax 
B)  Restrictive covenant 
C)  Literacy test 
D)  Restrictive deed 
A)  Poll tax 
B)  Restrictive covenant 
C)  Literacy test 
D)  Restrictive deed

Question 12

What kind of racial discrimination is present among law enforcement officials in detection and the decision to arrest?

Accepted Answer

Racial discrimination among law enforcem

Question 13

Which of the following is true about African American men and the Criminal Justice System?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American men are less likely than whites to be incarcerated 
B)  An African American man in his twenties was more likely to be in jail or prison than college 
C)  Only about 1 out of 100 African American men is under criminal justice control 
D)  African American men are more likely to commit white collar crimes than "street crime" 
A)  African American men are less likely than whites to be incarcerated 
B)  An African American man in his twenties was more likely to be in jail or prison than college 
C)  Only about 1 out of 100 African American men is under criminal justice control 
D)  African American men are more likely to commit white collar crimes than "street crime"

Question 14

Which of the following is not true about relations between minorities and the police?

Accepted Answer

A)  Police and minorities often experience a mutual self-fulfilling prophecy where each expects the worst of the other 
B)  Police officers have the role of being agents of control during minority protests 
C)  Police are less likely to be prejudiced against minorities than most other members of society 
D)  Police may overreact or treat people of different groups differently in situations of social unrest 
A)  Police and minorities often experience a mutual self-fulfilling prophecy where each expects the worst of the other 
B)  Police officers have the role of being agents of control during minority protests 
C)  Police are less likely to be prejudiced against minorities than most other members of society 
D)  Police may overreact or treat people of different groups differently in situations of social unrest

Question 15

The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)record white-collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Whereas 70 percent of drug users are non Hispanic whites,78 percent of the people imprisoned for drug use are African American and Hispanic.380
Essay

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In order to keep minority group members from voting,majority group members passed laws that stipulated that a person was not eligible to vote unless their grandfather had voted.What is this practice called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gerrymandering 
B)  Poll taxing 
C)  Grandfather clause 
D)  Literacy testing 
A)  Gerrymandering 
B)  Poll taxing 
C)  Grandfather clause 
D)  Literacy testing

Question 18

The poll tax was:

Accepted Answer

A)  A tax on local government for use of polling places in private institutions 
B)  A tax that had to be paid to be able to vote 
C)  A state tax on income to pay for the costs of voting 
D)  A federal tax on companies that make national opinion polls using the telephone 
A)  A tax on local government for use of polling places in private institutions 
B)  A tax that had to be paid to be able to vote 
C)  A state tax on income to pay for the costs of voting 
D)  A federal tax on companies that make national opinion polls using the telephone

Question 19

Of the more than 4700 persons killed by police during the period from 1952 to 1969,over 2300,or 49 percent,were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-white 
B)  Black 
C)  White 
D)  Indian 
A)  Non-white 
B)  Black 
C)  White 
D)  Indian

Question 20

Affordable housing for low-income families is easily available in most areas of the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following has often been a precipitating event to a riot?

Which of the following statements is true about the small claims court system?

From a functionalist perspective,the role and functions of government and the political system includes the belief that:

All of the following may cause welfare reform to fail EXCEPT

Under which U.S.presidential administration were laws passed to protect the rights of workers to organize labor unions?

Which of the following is true about drug use and arrests?

The government has always refused to enforce housing covenants.

In the 2000 Presidential election,Florida and other states probably violated the Voting Rights Act by all the following EXCEPT:

Most black congressional representatives are elected by predominately black constituencies.

Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965,Southern states implemented policies or laws whose intent was to limit the ability of African Americans to vote.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

A provision that is attached to a deed or sales contract in which the buyer must agree not to sell or rent to a member of a specified group,such as blacks,Chicanos,or Jews,is called a:

What kind of racial discrimination is present among law enforcement officials in detection and the decision to arrest?

Which of the following is true about African American men and the Criminal Justice System?

Which of the following is not true about relations between minorities and the police?

The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)record white-collar crime.

Whereas 70 percent of drug users are non Hispanic whites,78 percent of the people imprisoned for drug use are African American and Hispanic.380 Essay

In order to keep minority group members from voting,majority group members passed laws that stipulated that a person was not eligible to vote unless their grandfather had voted.What is this practice called?

The poll tax was:

Of the more than 4700 persons killed by police during the period from 1952 to 1969,over 2300,or 49 percent,were:

Affordable housing for low-income families is easily available in most areas of the country.

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

The Status of Majority and Minority Groups in the United States Today

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

Education and American Minority Groups

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

Filters

Exam 13: The American Political and Legal System and Majority-Minority Relations

Which of the following has often been a precipitating event to a riot?

Which of the following statements is true about the small claims court system?

From a functionalist perspective,the role and functions of government and the political system includes the belief that:

All of the following may cause welfare reform to fail EXCEPT

Under which U.S.presidential administration were laws passed to protect the rights of workers to organize labor unions?

Which of the following is true about drug use and arrests?

The government has always refused to enforce housing covenants.

In the 2000 Presidential election,Florida and other states probably violated the Voting Rights Act by all the following EXCEPT:

Most black congressional representatives are elected by predominately black constituencies.

Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965,Southern states implemented policies or laws whose intent was to limit the ability of African Americans to vote.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

A provision that is attached to a deed or sales contract in which the buyer must agree not to sell or rent to a member of a specified group,such as blacks,Chicanos,or Jews,is called a:

What kind of racial discrimination is present among law enforcement officials in detection and the decision to arrest?

Which of the following is true about African American men and the Criminal Justice System?

Which of the following is not true about relations between minorities and the police?

The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)record white-collar crime.

Whereas 70 percent of drug users are non Hispanic whites,78 percent of the people imprisoned for drug use are African American and Hispanic.380 Essay

In order to keep minority group members from voting,majority group members passed laws that stipulated that a person was not eligible to vote unless their grandfather had voted.What is this practice called?

The poll tax was:

Of the more than 4700 persons killed by police during the period from 1952 to 1969,over 2300,or 49 percent,were:

Affordable housing for low-income families is easily available in most areas of the country.

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

The Status of Majority and Minority Groups in the United States Today

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

Education and American Minority Groups

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

Filters