Civil Rights

Question 1

What is affirmative action?

Answer 1

A programme giving embers of a previously disadvantaged minority group a head start in, e.g. higher education or employment

Question 2

What is busing?

Answer 2

The movement of school children between racially homogenous neighbourhoods - white suburbs and black inner cities - to create racially mixed schools

Question 3

What are examples of policies to increase racial advantages?

Answer 3

• busing
• quotas
• affirmative action

Question 4

What was the case Gratz v bollinger case 2003?

Answer 4

Ruled that university of Michigan’s affirmative action based admissions programme was unconstitutional

Question 5

What are the arguments for affirmative action?

Answer 5

• they lead to greater levels of diversity
• rights previous wrongs
• opens up employment and education to the minorities.

Question 6

A statistic for affirmative action being effective?

Answer 6

Between 1960 and 1995 the % of black people aged 25-9 who graduated from university rose from 5% to 15%

Question 7

What are the arguments against affirmative action?

Answer 7

• leads the the disadvantage of another group
• can be condescending
• focuses on groups rather than individuals

Question 8

What was justice Sandra day o Connors opinion on the Grutter decisions?

Answer 8

She announced the 25 year limit t affirmative action programmes.

Question 9

What percentage of the population said they agreed with affirmative action?

Answer 9

63%

Question 10

What does the Republican Party wish to do with affirmative action programmes?

Answer 10

Abolish it

Question 11

What do republicans argue quotas do?

Answer 11

Provide a disincentive to hard work and self improvement

Question 12

What are the arguments that affirmative action has not been good for America?

Answer 12

• it has divided the black community
• it is a programme based on race
• has led to resentments
• lowers aspirations by offering racial preferences
• puts minority students into academic places where they then struggle to compete and succeed

Question 13

What did chief justice Roberts say regarding discrimination?

Answer 13

The way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race

Question 14

What are the arguments that affirmative action has been good for America?

Answer 14

• helped reverse discrimination
• it has given the black American community hope and education, jobs and housing
• helped promote diversity
• helped promote equality of opportunity and equality of outcome

Question 15

What percentage is there of disenfranchised African American felons in Kentucky compared to normal adult felons of all races?

Answer 15

• 26.1% of African Americans

- 9.1% of all races

Question 16

Who became the first major party African American candidate?

Answer 16

Shirley Chisholm - 1972

Question 17

Who was the first African American to head a federal executive department?

Answer 17

Robert weaver

Question 18

In 2010 what percentage of the American population were foreign born?

Answer 18

12.9%

Question 19

In 2013 how many illegal immigrants entered america?

Answer 19

11.2 million

Question 20

What was the name of the immigration reform act that Obama tried to pass in 2010?

Answer 20

Developments Relief and education for alien minors (DREAM)