Deck 7: Will We 'All Get Along'?

Question 1

________________ famously asked "Can we all get along?" in a press conference after the release of the video of his beating by several members of the LAPD in 1992.

A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
B) Rodney King
C) Malcolm X
D) Al Sharpton

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following most closely reflect the Rodney King incident over 25 years ago?

A) People attending rallies for Donald Trump.
B) Politicians developing "Show me your papers" legislation to allow state and local law enforcement to implement federal immigration law.
C) People using phones to film examples of police brutality against racial and ethnic minorities.
D) Politicians developing anti-affirmative action legislation at the state level.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The "we" in the question "can we all get along" can refer to ________________ or ________________.

A) the people; the nation as governed by institutions
B) White people; racial and ethnic groups
C) the president; that nation as governed by institutions
D) business owners; racial and ethnic groups

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The rise of ___________________ is most likely to lead to increased interminority coalition building.

A) anti-Black sentiment and policy positioning
B) anti-immigrant sentiment and policy positioning
C) anti-Muslim sentiment and policy positioning
D) White nationalist sentiment and policy positioning

Question 5

Which of the following is not a policy or political institution that negatively targets racial and ethnic minorities?

A) Voter ID laws
B) Legislation allowing state and local law enforcement to implement federal immigration laws
C) Cumulative voting
D) Enforcement of the "War on Drugs"

Question 6

2016 Presidential-candidate ________________ ran a campaign that incorporated highly racialized, xenophobic, and sexist rhetoric.

A) Donald Trump
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Bernie Sanders
D) Gary Johnson

Question 7

President Obama's Department of State settled a class action suit brought by _______________ concerning the denial of US passports in Texas on the basis that the individuals had been birthed by midwives.

A) Mexican Americans
B) Vietnamese Americans
C) Canadian Americans
D) American Indians

Question 8

Asian American citizens can often face the assumption that they are not ___________ and that they have divided ______________.

A) hard workers; loyalties
B) US citizens; political opinions
C) politically savvy; families
D) US citizens; loyalties

Question 9

Which Supreme Court ruling essentially gutted preclearance under the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
B) Shelby Co. v. Holder (2013)
C) Fisher v. University of Texas (2015)
D) Molina-Martinez v. United States (2016)

Question 10

After the Shelby Co. v. Holder (2013) decision, how many of the 15 states completely or partially covered under Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 introduced legislation geared toward restricting access and voting rights for racial and ethnic minority voters?

A) 0
B) 5
C) 10
D) 15

Question 11

Which of the following statements is accurate?

A) Some racial and ethnic groups may enter into political coalitions.
B) Some racial and ethnic groups may engage in political competition.
C) Some racial and ethnic groups may engage in sub-group political competition while developing interminority coalitions.
D) All of the statements are accurate

Question 12

Which 2016 presidential candidate advocated for the creation of a registry of Muslim Americans and a ban on Muslim immigration?

A) Donald Trump
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Bernie Sanders
D) Gary Johnson

Question 13

In his first week as president, Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed directly at ending the _________________ demonstrations.

A) Standing Rock Dakota Access Pipeline
B) Black Lives Matter
C) Workers' Rights
D) White nationalist

Question 14

Which of the following constitutes a direct or indirect barrier to political participation for racial and ethnic minorities?

A) School and residential segregation (and poor quality of education)
B) Voter ID laws
C) Racial gerrymandering
D) All of the answers are correct

Question 15

Provide 2 examples of institutionalized/systemic racism and indicate which groups are targeted.

Question 16

Identify the 2 main dilemmas of addressed within the text and provide an example of each.

Question 17

Arizona's SB 1070 is one of many examples of "Show me your papers" laws. What is the nature of these laws and how do they target racial/ethnic minorities?

Question 18

How do group attitudes and beliefs impede the development of interminority coalitions?

Question 19

Which party currently has the most electoral support from racial and ethnic minorities? Can this change over time?

Question 20

If you were to attempt to encourage the development of interminority coalitions (at national, state, or local levels), how would you go about doing so? Provide detail around issues of socioeconomic status, ideology, issue positions, and so forth. What are some challenges you might face?

Question 21

Why can we not assume that all racial and ethnic minorities will be automatic coalition partners? What does the assumption that they are automatic coalition partners suggest about our understanding of and beliefs concerning the nature of the American political system? As racial and ethnic minority groups grow in size and proportion in the US, what are some likely expectations in the context of electoral politics?