THE IMPACT OF SALIENT POLITICAL ISSUES CONCERNING CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ;RACE

Question 1

when did the civil rights movement begin

Answer 1

late 1940’s

Question 2

what ruling ended segregation in the south

Answer 2

brown vs board 1954

Question 3

example of the troubles black people had

Answer 3

murder of emmett till in 1955

His killers were freed by an all white jury even though they admitted to the crime

Question 4

what methods did the civil rights movement use

Answer 4

direct action and peaceful civil disobedience - sit-ins and boycotts

Question 5

what year was the “i had a dream” speech

Answer 5

1963

Question 6

what year was mlk assassinated

Answer 6

1968

Question 7

what bills came from the civil rights movement

Answer 7

civil rights acts - 1957,64,68

voting rights act of 1965

24th amendment

Question 8

what is affirmative action

Answer 8

positive discrimination to favour racial minorities

Question 9

when was affirmative action first used

Answer 9

1960’s

Question 10

how many states is affirmative action banned in

Answer 10

9

Question 11

most of which party back and dislike affirmative action

Answer 11

Democrats back it - obama, biden

Republicans critical of it - W.bush, trump

Question 12

What did fisher v university of texas 2016 rule

Answer 12

affirmative action was legal

Question 13

What did the voting rights act 1965 do

Answer 13

made it easier for african americans to vote

Question 14

What did shelby county V holder 2013 do

Answer 14

say states could impose restrictions on voting

Question 15

how many states have introduced voter restrictions since 2010

Answer 15

25

Question 16

Main voter restriction

Answer 16

id identification

Question 17

who does id identification affect the most

Answer 17

african-americans and hispanics less likely to have id

Question 18

one possible explanation of incarceration rates being high

Answer 18

Evidence from fbi shows african-americans are more likely to do crime

Probably due to having worse social conditions

Question 19

african americans are how much more likely to get done for drug charges vs whites

Answer 19

6 times more likely

Question 20

what % of social distancing charges in new york where for black people

Answer 20

80%

Question 21

A black man born in 2001 has what chance of ending up in jail over a lifetime vs white

Answer 21

Black - 1 in 3

White - 1 in 17

Question 22

all but how many state ban ex-felons from voting

Answer 22

2

Question 23

since the 1970’s what has risen

Answer 23

Felony disenfranchisement

Question 24

by 2016 what amount of african americans couldn’t vote

Answer 24

1 in 3 because of previous charges

Question 25

example of less felony disenfranchisement happening

Answer 25

in 2018 florida a state with a lot of ex-felons passed a ballot initiative to allow ex-felons to vote

Question 26

When did black life’s matter start

Answer 26

2013

Question 27

how has BLM had an impact on politics

Answer 27

exposes the violence faced by african-americans across te ISA

Question 28

Black americans are how much more likely to be killed by the police than whites

Answer 28

2.5x

Question 29

what happened with blm in 2020

Answer 29

george floyd was killed by a police man

Over 23 million people attended demonstrations in the us

Question 30

Fair-right extremists and white supremacists were responsible for what amount of terrorism in 2020

Answer 30

2 thirds

Question 31

is alt-right on the rise

Answer 31

yes

Question 32

example of alt-right under trump

Answer 32

trump associated with alt-right leaders

Tweeted over blm “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”

Question 33

Example of far-right extremism

Answer 33

23 hispanic people killed in a 2019 shooting in a Walmart in texas

Question 34

Who poses a threat to democracy

Answer 34

far-right

Question 35

What was shown on the capitol attacks in january 2021

Answer 35

Swastikas and confederate flags