AAMS Exam 3 Questions with Verified 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.
race
According to the theory of __________, racism is a material, social, and ideological
reality that is imbedded in major American institutions.
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.
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.
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.
Harris' alternative formulation
"Political culture" refers to the
shared values, beliefs, and attitudes that serve to hold a nation and its people together.
The best description of pluralism is that
,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.
Population size and distribution
__________ is the principle that the greater number should exercise more political
power.
Majority rule
Legalism describes
a belief in the power of laws.
Each of the following variables is frequently used to determine socioeconomic status
except
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.
Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiro
The racialization of the state refers to the idea that
the context of one's opportunity to get land, build community, and create wealth is influenced
by government policy.
The "economic detour" suggests that
,historically, Black people faced legal restrictions that limited their ability to be entrepreneurs.
The concepts of cumulative advantages and disadvantages help us better understand
The sedimentation of inequality.
Who was eligible to naturalize as a U.S. citizen under the Naturalization Act of 1790?
Free white people.
The phrase "in-between peoples" was used to suggest that white immigrants
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?
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."
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.
The Immigration Act of 1924
In _________, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that Japanese immigrants were not
white.
, 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
the Indian subcontinent
"White advantage" describes
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.
three-fifths
At the time it was implemented, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution
guaranteed the right to vote for Black men.
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court
announced the "separate but equal" doctrine.
In their response to Brown v. Board of Education, southern states did all of the
following except
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.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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.
race
According to the theory of __________, racism is a material, social, and ideological
reality that is imbedded in major American institutions.
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.
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.
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.
Harris' alternative formulation
"Political culture" refers to the
shared values, beliefs, and attitudes that serve to hold a nation and its people together.
The best description of pluralism is that
,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.
Population size and distribution
__________ is the principle that the greater number should exercise more political
power.
Majority rule
Legalism describes
a belief in the power of laws.
Each of the following variables is frequently used to determine socioeconomic status
except
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.
Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiro
The racialization of the state refers to the idea that
the context of one's opportunity to get land, build community, and create wealth is influenced
by government policy.
The "economic detour" suggests that
,historically, Black people faced legal restrictions that limited their ability to be entrepreneurs.
The concepts of cumulative advantages and disadvantages help us better understand
The sedimentation of inequality.
Who was eligible to naturalize as a U.S. citizen under the Naturalization Act of 1790?
Free white people.
The phrase "in-between peoples" was used to suggest that white immigrants
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?
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."
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.
The Immigration Act of 1924
In _________, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that Japanese immigrants were not
white.
, 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
the Indian subcontinent
"White advantage" describes
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.
three-fifths
At the time it was implemented, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution
guaranteed the right to vote for Black men.
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court
announced the "separate but equal" doctrine.
In their response to Brown v. Board of Education, southern states did all of the
following except
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.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
