The birth rates in countries dominated by Catholic (like Italy) or Muslim (like Iran) religious doctrines are universally higher than in non-religious countries.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Prior to the civil rights movement, the main reason that schools in the North were segregated was that
a. most African Americans had to live in all-black neighborhoods.
b. federal laws mandated segregated schools throughout the country.
c. because both white and black parents preferred to keep their children with those of their own kind.
d. few African Americans lived in cities.
In 1896, what decision by the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the principle of racial segregation if the facilities for blacks and whites were separate but equal?
a. Meredith v. Mississippi
b. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
c. Plessy v. Ferguson
d. Miranda v. Arizona
Although microcredit programs have helped many poor families, __________.
A) they do not help the societal poverty rate
B) rural farmers are excluded from loan program
C) city dwellers are excluded from the loan program
D) individuals are excluded from the benefits
About 30 million men and women in the United States do not read, write, or do basic arithmetic well enough to carry out daily responsibilities. This situation is the problem of
a. low ambition.
b. poor socialization.
c. functional illiteracy.
d. dropping out.
Population growth momentum since the world reached 7 billion is slowing.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The dropout rate for young people from families with incomes 100,000 and above is less than 3 percent; for those from families with incomes below 25,000, the dropout rate is about
a. 2 percent.
b. 12 percent.
c. 22 percent.
d. 32 percent.
In 1954, which decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated schools violated the Constitution, striking down the separate but equal standard that dated back to 1896?
a. Plessy v. Ferguson
b. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
c. Meredith v. Mississippi
d. Miranda v. Arizona
The term dropping out refers to
a. refusing to attend high school.
b. quitting school before earning a high school diploma.
c. not going on to college.
d. being expelled from a public school.
Research shows that the quality of the school matters to student performance, but what matters even more?
a. the region of the country in which the student lives
b. the sex of a student
c. the student's home environment
d. the student's age
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