"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which terms apply to US attempts at redistributing wealth?These terms also apply to equality of opportunity according to the text.
{
They have been moderately successful
They have been very successful
=They have failed
=They have been short-lived
They have never been tried
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What do you understand by “affirmative action” programs?
{
State welfare programs
=Preferential treatment for minorities
Federal welfare programs
Supreme Court initiatives
Presidential initiatives
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] In which areas did 19th century female reformers mainly work?Yes, these were all areas in which they worked.
{
=Anti-slavery
=Alcohol abuse
=Prison conditions
=Hospital conditions
=Immigrant ghettos
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What does “female suffrage” relate to?A simple definition of the term
{
Laws limiting working hours
Female imprisonment for minor offences
Female slavery
Low wages for women
=Women’s voting rights
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What do you understand by a “protectionist” approach to women’s rights?Only A and B are specifically mentioned in the text.
{
=Laws limiting working hours
=Laws limiting occupational choices
Laws against racial discrimination
Laws about equal pay
Laws against female immigration
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] When did the greatest increase in female employment take place?During the period following World War II
{
1650-1865
1875-1900
1925-35
1950-70
=1985-95
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What is meant by “ratification” of an Act?Congressional Acts require the approval of 75% of the states before they can become part of the Constitution.
{
Rejection
=Approval
Deferment
Re-drafting
Presidential approval
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] How much progress has been made in the investigation and prosecution of sex crimes?Information in the text; regional disparities are not mentioned.
{
Very considerable
Considerable
Moderate
Excellent in northern states
=Virtually none
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What were “mestizos”?D is as they are defined in the text. C applies but is not mentioned here.
{
Mexican immigrants
Negroes
=Canadian Metis
=Persons of mixed race
Prairie dwellers
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] When were Indian reservations first established?Very early during the colonial process
{
=1630s and 1640s
1680s and 1690s
1760s and 1770s
1840s and 1850s
1920s and 1930s
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which country owned the land to the west of the Mississippi in 1800?The US did not complete the Louisiana Purchase until 1803.
{
Mexico
Spain
England
=France
United States
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] In what year did all Native Americans acquire US citizenship?
{
1776
1865
1900
=1924
1950
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What were “Jim Crow laws” concerned with?Southern discrimination laws in force between 1880 and 1960
{
=Blacks
Mexicans
Latinos
Whites
Native Americans
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] With what do you associate the Stonewall riots?Greenwich Village, June 28 1969, when active resistance against police repression began
{
Race
=Gay rights
Illegal immigrants
Latinos
Agricultural workers
}"