Multicultural Education Test 1 Chapter 2 – Flashcards
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Membership based on ones national origin or the national origin of ones ancestors when they immigrated to the united states is
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Ethnic groups
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All of following are reasons for voluntary immigration except
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Slavery
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The state with the largest population of American Indians is
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California
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A population that is native to a country or region is
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Indigenous
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By 2050 the percentage of the population that is expected to be Latino is
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33%
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The legislation that restricted citizenship to white Americans is
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The naturalization act
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The primary and most often used legal path to immigration is
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Family sponsorship
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The supreme court decision that indicated unauthorized immigrant children have a right to seek a public education is
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Plyler v. Doe
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Marriage within the same ethnic, cultural, or religious group is
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Endogamy
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Adoption of the dominant groups cultural patterns by a new or oppressed group is
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Acculturation
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Marriage between persons of different races is
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Miscegenation
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All of the following are true about race identification except
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It tells a lot about people in racial groups
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The variables that contribute to the population growth of persons of color are
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Birth rate and immigration
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The largest non-european group in the United States is
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Latinos
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The area of the United States with the largest concentration of students of color is the
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West
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A label used by some people to describe persons of the same race who take on the behaviors and attitudes of the dominant culture is
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Acting white
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Legal restrictions preventing persons of color from sharing public accommodations with whites are
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Jim Crow laws
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In 1964, African American democrats from Mississippi challenged the seating of the all-white delegation under the leadership of
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Fannie Lou hamer
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The legislation which banned discrimination in schools, employment, and public accommodations and secured the voting rights of African Americans is
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Civil rights act
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The Supreme Court unanimously declared that separate but equal schooling was not equal in
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Brown v. Board of education
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The separation of groups of people that has been mandated by city, state, or federal government policies is
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De jure segregation
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An offense committed against a person that is motivated by an offenders bias against a race, ethnicity/national origin, or other factor is
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A hate crime
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The majority of hate group chapters in the United States are located in the
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East
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A claim that one treats everyone equally regardless of race is
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Color blind ess
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Anti racist education involves all of the following except
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Ignoring racial slurs or derogatory comments in the classroom
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Curriculum in most schools in the United States has traditionally been centered on
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Dominant culture
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Courses that introduce students to the history and contemporary conditions of one or more ethnic groups are
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Ethnic studies
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Curriculum centered on or derived from African history, culture, and traditions is
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Afrocentric curriculum
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The minimum level of student performance required by the federal legislation, "no child left behind" is
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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
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All of the following accurately represent trends in American education except
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Approximately 1/3 of white students take at least one calculus-level course
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According to recent research, the number of hate group chapters in the United States is about
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1000
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The most important factor in student achievement is
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Teacher effectiveness
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White have little or no experience with
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Discrimination
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All of the following strategies are critical components of multicultural education except
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Tracking
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A course of studies that reflects accurate and positive information about the history, experiences, contributions, and perspectives of the ethnic groups that comprise the u.s. population is
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Multiethnic curriculum
