Question 1

A recent survey indicated a sharp racial divide on police and policing. In the survey:

Accepted Answer

A)  most white respondents (74 percent) indicated they had a generally positive view of police officers. 
B)  only a minority of black Americans (30 percent) had a generally positive view of police officers. 
C)  Both a and b

Question 2

Few whites were punished for white mob violence against nonviolent civil rights demonstrators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain the significant differential punishment for two types of cocaine use.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Not until the ______ were millions of black citizens finally voting in the South.

Accepted Answer

A)  1950s 
B)  1960s 
C)  1970s 
D)  1980s

Question 5

Federal law does not require states to collect data on deaths of people in police custody, but these data have been systematically collected by officials anyway.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Half or more of African Americans say that they have been personally discriminated against when:

Accepted Answer

A)  interacting with police. 
B)  applying for jobs. 
C)  considered for promotions. 
D)  All the above

Question 7

Some have interpreted Donald Trump's election as a backlash to eight years of white discomfort under a black president. Discuss possible connections between white fragility, Trump, and the recent rise of other white nationalist leaders.

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Question 8

____________ is the practice of sending mass direct mailings to registered voters by non-forwardable mail, then assembling lists of voters from the returned mail in order to officially challenge their right to vote on that basis alone.

Accepted Answer

A)  ballot security 
B)  booth capturing 
C)  electoral fraud 
D)  gerrymandering 
E)  voter caging

Question 9

Describe how in recent years, mostly white federal judges and other federal officials have joined with local officials to end voluntary desegregation and other antidiscrimination programs.

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Question 10

Describe in detail the study that examined how 120 college- educated whites reacted to a racist act.

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Question 11

One recent Anti-Defamation League analysis of specific KKK groups counted:

Accepted Answer

A)  ten different ones in 5 states, with about 500 members including unaffiliated people who identify with a Klan perspective. 
B)  twenty-one different ones in 11 states, with about one thousand members including unaffiliated people who identify with a Klan perspective. 
C)  thirty-three different ones in 15 states, with about two thousand members including unaffiliated people who identify with a Klan perspective. 
D)  forty-four different ones in 22 states, with about three thousand members including unaffiliated people who identify with a Klan perspective. 
E)  fifty-eight different ones in 33 states, with about four thousand members including unaffiliated people who identify with a Klan perspective.

Question 12

Recall the research by Joe Feagin and Leslie Picca that involved gathering brief semester journals from 626 white students at various colleges and universities. They found:

Accepted Answer

A)  not a single journal entry described whites who very assertively protested racist actions by other whites in diverse frontstage settings. 
B)  only rarely in the journal accounts white students or other whites engaging in assertive dissent to racist commentaries and actions by friends, acquaintances, and relatives, even in all-white backstage settings. 
C)  numerous students who commented that they recognized their friends and relatives were doing racist stuff, but added that they were still "nice people" to be with. 
D)  All the above

Question 13

When a homicide victim is white, the likelihood is far greater that the case will end in an execution than if a homicide victim is black.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

After being bound by a consent decree for 35 years, as of 2018 the Republican National Committee is free to continue its "ballot security" campaign.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe the debate over freedom of speech in the U.S., including social science research that free-speech claims are more of a convenient and legitimating cover for the expression of extreme white-racist framing.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Discuss the different types of harm that whites from various income groups bring to Americans of color.

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Question 17

Black Americans make up a very disproportionate percentage of Americans facing execution on death row.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One recent study of translocal linkages found white extremist groups are cooperating across ideological and geographical boundaries to:

Accepted Answer

A)  keep immigrants of color out of their countries. 
B)  eliminate anti-hate-speech laws. 
C)  elect racially reactionary politicians. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 19

As late as the 1960s, white mob violence against nonviolent civil rights demonstrators could be seen regularly on television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is false regarding the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly half of white defendants were able to avoid the death penalty through plea bargaining. 
B)  Only 25 percent of black defendants and 28 percent of Hispanic defendants were able to plead guilty in exchange for life sentences. 
C)  Indigenous defendants were even more likely than black and Hispanic defendants to receive the death penalty. 
D)  Black defendants were more likely to receive the death penalty than similar white defendants, and even more so than whites who had committed more heinous murders. 
E)  Those who killed whites were much more likely to receive the death penalty than those whose victims were not white.

Exam 5: Racial Oppression Today: Everyday Practice

A recent survey indicated a sharp racial divide on police and policing. In the survey:

Few whites were punished for white mob violence against nonviolent civil rights demonstrators.

Explain the significant differential punishment for two types of cocaine use.

Not until the ______ were millions of black citizens finally voting in the South.

Federal law does not require states to collect data on deaths of people in police custody, but these data have been systematically collected by officials anyway.

Half or more of African Americans say that they have been personally discriminated against when:

Some have interpreted Donald Trump's election as a backlash to eight years of white discomfort under a black president. Discuss possible connections between white fragility, Trump, and the recent rise of other white nationalist leaders.

____________ is the practice of sending mass direct mailings to registered voters by non-forwardable mail, then assembling lists of voters from the returned mail in order to officially challenge their right to vote on that basis alone.

Describe how in recent years, mostly white federal judges and other federal officials have joined with local officials to end voluntary desegregation and other antidiscrimination programs.

Describe in detail the study that examined how 120 college- educated whites reacted to a racist act.

One recent Anti-Defamation League analysis of specific KKK groups counted:

Recall the research by Joe Feagin and Leslie Picca that involved gathering brief semester journals from 626 white students at various colleges and universities. They found:

When a homicide victim is white, the likelihood is far greater that the case will end in an execution than if a homicide victim is black.

After being bound by a consent decree for 35 years, as of 2018 the Republican National Committee is free to continue its "ballot security" campaign.

Describe the debate over freedom of speech in the U.S., including social science research that free-speech claims are more of a convenient and legitimating cover for the expression of extreme white-racist framing.

Discuss the different types of harm that whites from various income groups bring to Americans of color.

Black Americans make up a very disproportionate percentage of Americans facing execution on death row.

One recent study of translocal linkages found white extremist groups are cooperating across ideological and geographical boundaries to:

As late as the 1960s, white mob violence against nonviolent civil rights demonstrators could be seen regularly on television.

Which of the following is false regarding the death penalty?