Vocabulary
This term generally refers to people from Spanish-speaking countries, emphasizing language and culture rather than race.
What is Hispanic?
This early U.S. leader proposed an academy in the 1780s to “purify, develop, and dictate usage” of this language.
What is English?
When did Brown v Board of education occur?
1954
Which act suspended Chinese immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
People from Latin America may be called this, and gender-neutral alternatives include Latinx or Latine.
What is Latino (or Latina)?
By 2025, this many U.S. states had passed laws declaring English as their official language.
What is thirty?
When did the Civil Rights Act occur?
1964
Under the Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act tribes were permitted to do what?
Manage health care programs that were formerly under the purview of the IHS
Define what is sharecropping
a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
Section 203 of this 1965 federal law requires election materials to be provided in languages other than English in areas with significant language minority populations.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
When is Juneteenth ?
June 19th 1865
Which Act requires the Department of Justice to gather and publish statistics on crimes motivated by prejudice?
The Hate Crimes Statistics Act of 1990
What is the New Deal and what were some of the initiatives being imposed?
The New Deal was a series of programs, policies, and reforms launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)between 1933 and 1939 in response to the Great Depression — a severe economic crisis that left millions of Americans unemployed, homeless, and struggling.
In the early 1900s, this psychologist used the Stanford-Binet IQ test to promote claims of racial superiority among Northern Europeans.
Who is Lewis Terman?
When did Plessy v Ferguson occur?
1896
This Act makes burning religious property a federal offense
The Church Arson Prevention Act of 1998
In social work policy practice you can change a law, rule, and or budget . What steps do you engage in when you want to change a policy?
Identify and define the problem
Research existing policy
Build coalitions and engage stakeholders
Develop policy proposals or alternatives
Advocate and communicate
Engage in the legislative/administrative process
Evaluate and monitor implementation
Despite appearing neutral, standardized tests today still reflect these, which contribute to persistent score gaps between racial groups.
What are cultural biases and inequities in access to educational resources?
When did Jim Crow go into affect and what were practices they used to deter black people?
It went into effect in 1877 and some of the practices used to oppress black people were poll taxes , literacy tests, and grandfather clauses
Which Act increased the Border Patrol along the Mexican and U.S. border?
1996 Immigration Acts