Race Relations
Educational Equity
Toulmin
Housing Terms
Random
100
Stopping a driver based solely on racial appearance is an example of:
Racial Profiling
100
KIPP schools are unique in that: a. They have a longer school day than most public schools b. They hold low expectations of their students c. 99 percent of KIPP students enroll in college d. A and C
What is A
100
What are the four words we use to judge the effectiveness of a piece of evidence?
Relevant Accurate Clear Specific
100
If your credit rating is good (high), you will pay a high interest rate. True or False?
False
100
Mr. Chud moved to Boston 3 years ago. Prior to Boston, where did he most recently live?
Kansas City.
200
The movement of the white population from the inner city to the suburbs is called:
White flight
200
The most significant achievement gap exists between what two groups?
Whites and minorities
200
Claim: A lack of opportunities causes poverty. a. Clarification: In other words, a lack of opportunities causes poverty because people don’t have the chance to get a decent job. b. Clarification: In other words, not having good options causes poverty. c. Clarification: In other words, a lack of chances leads to low-income status. d. Clarification: In other words, most poor families don’t have the educational and job opportunities required to become self-sufficient.
D
200
When you pay back money you borrowed, you have to pay extra money along with it. This extra money is referred to as:
Interest
200
The vast majority of media is controlled by how many (estimated) corporations?
5
300
The statement that summarized the ruling in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case was:
"Separate but Equal"
300
The high school dropout rate for Hispanic students in the 2007 data we looked at in class:
22%
300
Claim: Hunger is a serious problem for America’s poor. Clarification: In other words, over a fourth of Americans are undernourished because of the poverty in which they exist. a) “In 2000, over 4.5 million Caucasian Americans skipped meals or reduced portions.” b) “By the time poor boys reach age 18, they are, on average, one inch taller and 10 pounds heavier than a middle-class boy of the same age in the late 1950s.” c) “Lack of food causes health problems such vitamin deficiency, malnourishment, and osteoporosis.” d) “According to the US Conference study, 35% of clients had to choose between paying for food and paying for rent, and 30% had to choose between paying for rent and paying for medical care.”
D
300
Loans designed for people with a low credit rating
Sub-prime mortgages
300
Ms. D's full first name
Andrea
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