AAMS Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
__________ refers to the macro-categories society assigns and the significance it attaches to
perceived groupings of human physical distinction, as well as cultural differences like language,
music, food, and family customs. - CORRECT ANSWER race
According to the theory of __________, racism is a material, social, and ideological reality that is
imbedded in major American institutions. - CORRECT ANSWER systemic racism
The __________ suggests that new groups are at first considered outsiders and downgraded to an
inferior status, but over time are accepted as equal ingredients in the nation. - CORRECT ANSWER
pluralist/melting-pot/race relations cycle model
As an extension of power theory, __________ highlights "the ideology of white supremacy" and
related notions of inferiority regarding racial and ethnic minorities. - CORRECT ANSWER the
dominate-subordinate group model
__________ originally developed as a critique of the colonial model and as a means of understanding
the economic conditions of Black Americans. - CORRECT ANSWER Harris' alternative
formulation
"Political culture" refers to the - CORRECT ANSWER shared values, beliefs, and attitudes that
serve to hold a nation and its people together.
The best description of pluralism is that - CORRECT ANSWER interests should be free to
compete for governmental influence.
_____ is an example of a political resource often used by racial and ethnic minorities in the American
political system. - CORRECT ANSWER Population size and distribution
__________ is the principle that the greater number should exercise more political power. -
CORRECT ANSWER Majority rule
,Legalism describes - CORRECT ANSWER a belief in the power of laws.
Each of the following variables is frequently used to determine socioeconomic status except -
CORRECT ANSWER Transfer income
True variables- Educational attainment, Income, Occupational prestige
Concepts like the racialization of the state, the economic detour, and the sedimentation of inequality
were developed by __________ to explain the racial wealth gap in the United States. - CORRECT
ANSWER Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiro
The racialization of the state refers to the idea that - CORRECT ANSWER the context of one's
opportunity to get land, build community, and create wealth is influenced by government policy.
The "economic detour" suggests that - CORRECT ANSWER historically, Black people faced
legal restrictions that limited their ability to be entrepreneurs.
The concepts of cumulative advantages and disadvantages help us better understand - CORRECT
ANSWER The sedimentation of inequality.
Who was eligible to naturalize as a U.S. citizen under the Naturalization Act of 1790? - CORRECT
ANSWER Free white people.
The phrase "in-between peoples" was used to suggest that white immigrants - CORRECT ANSWER
were chronologically between calls for their racially based exclusion and greater acceptance in
American society.
The early construction of the white racial category excluded which of the following groups? -
CORRECT ANSWER Italians
__________, author of the best-selling book The Passing of a Great Race: The Racial Basis of
European History (1916), forcefully advocated for the sterilization of Southern and Eastern European
immigrants deemed "weak or unfit." - CORRECT ANSWER Madison Grant
, __________ was a measure that established national origin quotas based on the number of immigrants
living in the United States as of 1890, thus favoring northern and western Europeans. - CORRECT
ANSWER The Immigration Act of 1924
In _________, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that Japanese immigrants were not white. -
CORRECT ANSWER Ozawa v. U.S
Today, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, "white" refers to people having origins in any of the
original peoples of the following areas except - CORRECT ANSWER the Indian subcontinent
"White advantage" describes - CORRECT ANSWER the social and economic privileges that
whites could use or exercise more freely than non-whites.
Under the Constitution of the United States, enslaved Black people were to be counted as __________
of a person for the purposes of taxation and representation. - CORRECT ANSWER three-fifths
At the time it was implemented, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER
guaranteed the right to vote for Black men.
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court - CORRECT ANSWER announced the
"separate but equal" doctrine.
In their response to Brown v. Board of Education, southern states did all of the following except -
CORRECT ANSWER quickly desegregate the schools.
__________ addressed a variety of areas, including relief against discrimination in places of public
accommodation, desegregation of public facilities and public education, and equal employment
opportunity. - CORRECT ANSWER The Civil Rights Act of 1964
With its ruling in __________, the Supreme Court held that "freedom of choice" plans were
inadequate and that "school districts must provide a plan that works to dismantle the segregated
system in their district." - CORRECT ANSWER Green v. County School Board of New Kent
County
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
__________ refers to the macro-categories society assigns and the significance it attaches to
perceived groupings of human physical distinction, as well as cultural differences like language,
music, food, and family customs. - CORRECT ANSWER race
According to the theory of __________, racism is a material, social, and ideological reality that is
imbedded in major American institutions. - CORRECT ANSWER systemic racism
The __________ suggests that new groups are at first considered outsiders and downgraded to an
inferior status, but over time are accepted as equal ingredients in the nation. - CORRECT ANSWER
pluralist/melting-pot/race relations cycle model
As an extension of power theory, __________ highlights "the ideology of white supremacy" and
related notions of inferiority regarding racial and ethnic minorities. - CORRECT ANSWER the
dominate-subordinate group model
__________ originally developed as a critique of the colonial model and as a means of understanding
the economic conditions of Black Americans. - CORRECT ANSWER Harris' alternative
formulation
"Political culture" refers to the - CORRECT ANSWER shared values, beliefs, and attitudes that
serve to hold a nation and its people together.
The best description of pluralism is that - CORRECT ANSWER interests should be free to
compete for governmental influence.
_____ is an example of a political resource often used by racial and ethnic minorities in the American
political system. - CORRECT ANSWER Population size and distribution
__________ is the principle that the greater number should exercise more political power. -
CORRECT ANSWER Majority rule
,Legalism describes - CORRECT ANSWER a belief in the power of laws.
Each of the following variables is frequently used to determine socioeconomic status except -
CORRECT ANSWER Transfer income
True variables- Educational attainment, Income, Occupational prestige
Concepts like the racialization of the state, the economic detour, and the sedimentation of inequality
were developed by __________ to explain the racial wealth gap in the United States. - CORRECT
ANSWER Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiro
The racialization of the state refers to the idea that - CORRECT ANSWER the context of one's
opportunity to get land, build community, and create wealth is influenced by government policy.
The "economic detour" suggests that - CORRECT ANSWER historically, Black people faced
legal restrictions that limited their ability to be entrepreneurs.
The concepts of cumulative advantages and disadvantages help us better understand - CORRECT
ANSWER The sedimentation of inequality.
Who was eligible to naturalize as a U.S. citizen under the Naturalization Act of 1790? - CORRECT
ANSWER Free white people.
The phrase "in-between peoples" was used to suggest that white immigrants - CORRECT ANSWER
were chronologically between calls for their racially based exclusion and greater acceptance in
American society.
The early construction of the white racial category excluded which of the following groups? -
CORRECT ANSWER Italians
__________, author of the best-selling book The Passing of a Great Race: The Racial Basis of
European History (1916), forcefully advocated for the sterilization of Southern and Eastern European
immigrants deemed "weak or unfit." - CORRECT ANSWER Madison Grant
, __________ was a measure that established national origin quotas based on the number of immigrants
living in the United States as of 1890, thus favoring northern and western Europeans. - CORRECT
ANSWER The Immigration Act of 1924
In _________, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that Japanese immigrants were not white. -
CORRECT ANSWER Ozawa v. U.S
Today, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, "white" refers to people having origins in any of the
original peoples of the following areas except - CORRECT ANSWER the Indian subcontinent
"White advantage" describes - CORRECT ANSWER the social and economic privileges that
whites could use or exercise more freely than non-whites.
Under the Constitution of the United States, enslaved Black people were to be counted as __________
of a person for the purposes of taxation and representation. - CORRECT ANSWER three-fifths
At the time it was implemented, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER
guaranteed the right to vote for Black men.
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court - CORRECT ANSWER announced the
"separate but equal" doctrine.
In their response to Brown v. Board of Education, southern states did all of the following except -
CORRECT ANSWER quickly desegregate the schools.
__________ addressed a variety of areas, including relief against discrimination in places of public
accommodation, desegregation of public facilities and public education, and equal employment
opportunity. - CORRECT ANSWER The Civil Rights Act of 1964
With its ruling in __________, the Supreme Court held that "freedom of choice" plans were
inadequate and that "school districts must provide a plan that works to dismantle the segregated
system in their district." - CORRECT ANSWER Green v. County School Board of New Kent
County
