The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that separate educational facilities for black and white students were __________.
a. inherently unequal
b. acceptable if funding was equitable
c. equal under the law
d. constitutionally protected
Question -2-Gabriel is a white middle-class father of two, who works as a librarian in the public library system of a large city in the American West. He is 57 years old. Although Gabriel is generally inclined to support Democratic candidates whose policies provide an economic safety net for those hardest hit by recessions, he will occasionally vote Republican or as an Independent. He is especially concerned about equal access to health care and is inclined to support more aggressive measures to protect the environment from careless polluters. In terms of political ideology, how is Gabriel likely to self-classify himself?
a. conservative
b. liberal
c. extremely liberal
d. non-ideological
Question -3-The Pew Research Center publishes survey data that indicate that 54 percent of college students plan to vote in the next presidential election. If the margin of error is 3 percent, what should the candidates expect the lowest turnout rate among college students to be?
a. 57 percent
b. 54 percent
c. 51 percent
d. 47 percent
Question -4-Which of the following policies was recently enacted in order to help ensure that students are not saddled with too much student loan debt?
a. mandatory tuition waivers for all students maintaining a 3.8 GPA or better
b. requirements that all colleges and universities that accept federal funds must create programs that allow undergraduate students to complete their degree in three years
c. guaranteed employment for the first three years after graduation
d. a cap on repayments at 10 percent of income with the entire balance forgiven after 20 years
Question -5-Jennifer grows up in a politically active household, where both her parents vote, contribute to campaigns, listen to nightly news broadcasts, and read weekly news magazines. They involve Jennifer in their discussions of the political events of the day, often commenting about the social and economic policies that they favor. As she matures, she adopts the political party affiliation of her parents. What process has Jennifer undergone?
a. political assimilation
b. political definition
c. political acculturalization
d. political socialization
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