chapter 5 Civil Rights – Flashcards
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Between 1960 and 2010, what was the increase in percentage of women who were college students?
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17%
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Between 1979 and 2012, the wage gap was nearly
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cut in half
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Which demographic group had the largest wage gap between male and female workers?
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asian
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Which demographic group had the smallest wage gap between male and female workers?
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latino
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affirmative action is
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an equal-protection-clause issue under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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In Regents of University of California v. Bakke (1978), the justices determined that
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affirmative action is constitutional but quotas are unconstitutional
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Supporters of affirmative action contend that
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it is still needed in our society
