Question 1

Fisher v. the University of Texas (2016) (Fisher II) affirmed the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)   racial quotas can be used for affirmative action in education.
B)   race can be used as a small factor in admissions to encourage various forms of diversity.
C)   race can be a major determining factor in college admissions, as long as there are no quotas.
D)   race can never be used in college admissions. B

Question 2

What is second-generation discrimination and how does it relate to equal educational opportunity for minorities?

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Second-generation discrimination is a subtle form of discrimination against minority students in public education that disproportionally pushes minorities into remedial education classes. This is a form of resegregation and provides an excuse for providing inferior education to minority students and communities.

Question 3

Which group has had the level electoral success at the statewide level?

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A)   African Americans
B)   American Indians
C)   Asian Americans
D)   Latinos B

Question 4

Identify the 5 interrelated stages of the policymaking process.

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Question 5

Identify and evaluate the 3 models of agenda setting. Provide a nuanced examination of the ways in which racial and ethnic minorities are involved in these forms of agenda setting, historically and currently.

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Question 6

Which of the following are connected with allowing for, ensuring, and improving bilingual education?

Accepted Answer

A)   MALDEF
B)   PRLDEF
C)   Lau v. Nichols (1974) 
D)   All of the answers are correct

Question 7

Which group is most underrepresented in the federal civilian workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)   African Americans
B)   American Indians
C)   Asian Americans
D)   Latinos

Question 8

Which of the following groups is most likely to make over $80,000 in the federal civilian workforce?

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A)   African Americans
B)   American Indians
C)   Asian Americans
D)   Latinos

Question 9

As a(n) _________________, Vice President Charles Curtis (1929-1933) has been the only racial/ethnic minority to hold the office.

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A)   African American
B)   American Indian
C)   Asian American
D)   Latino

Question 10

Currently, terms of racial and ethnic minority representation in the U.S. Congress, there is __________________ in proportion to these populations.

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A)   under-representation
B)   over-representation
C)   equal representation
D)   substantive representation

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 stages of the policymaking process?

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A)   Agenda setting
B)   Policy Adoption
C)   Evaluation
D)   Revision

Question 12

In 1972, the African American members of the House and Senate formed the _________________ to increase the influence of blacks in the House

Accepted Answer

A)   African American Rights Caucus
B)   Congressional Black Caucus
C)   House Black Caucus
D)   Caucus of African Americans

Question 13

Examine the two policy areas of equal education opportunity and affirmative action in employment in the context of the 4 main racial and ethnic minority groups we have discussed. For each group, examine the challenges and successes of each group has encountered in each of these policy areas. Indicate why these policy areas are of particular importance for the sociopolitical outcomes of each group.

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Question 14

"With all deliberate speed" was the Supreme Court's admonition to desegregate schools as quickly as possible, though not immediately; this was a part of the Court's ruling in which case?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) 
B)   Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 
C)   Sweatt v. Painter (1950) 
D)   Brown v. Board of Education [Brown II] (1955)

Question 15

The trend of not overtly supporting racist policies but encouraging opponents of civil rights policies to believe one agrees with those individuals began with President:

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A)   Richard Nixon
B)   Gerald Ford
C)   Ronald Reagan
D)   George H. W. Bush

Question 16

How many racial/ethnic minorities have served on the U.S. Supreme Court, over its entire history?

Accepted Answer

A)   0
B)   3
C)   6
D)   9

Question 17

In which of the following levels of federalism do racial and ethnic minority groups engage in political activity?

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A)   National
B)   State
C)   At the state and local levels only
D)   At the national, state and local levels

Question 18

In the decades following the ratification of the 14th Amendment, the concept of federalism was used to ______________ the newly won rights of racial and ethnic minorities.

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A)   negate
B)   maintain
C)   strengthen
D)   revise

Question 19

What is representative bureaucracy and why is it essential for racial and ethnic minorities?

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Question 20

As of 2017, there are no ________________ governors in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   African American
B)   Asian American
C)   Latino
D)   There are no racial or ethnic minorities serving as governors in 2017.

Exam 4: Americas Racial Minorities and the Policymaking Process