Question 1

The fallacy of racial morality is a belief suggesting

Accepted Answer

A)   a tentative connection between skin color and religiosity
B)   a weak connection between racial traits and ethical standards
C)   a strong connection between racial traits and ethical standards
D)   a strong connection between religion and morality C

Question 2

Justifiable inequality refers to unequal treatment knowlingly inflicted by institutions or individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Racial prejudice and racial discrimination are rooted in:

Accepted Answer

A)   the reasoning process
B)   irrational convictions
C)   social contract
D)   none of the above B

Question 4

Possession of culturally-conditioned prejudice is largely a function of normal socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The book specifically mentions three Supreme Court cases involving discrimination based on race. Which of the following was not one of the cases?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) 
B)   Strauder v. West Virginia (1880) 
C)   Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 
D)   Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Question 6

Alexander argues that one necessary step to reduce racism in the criminal justice system is to end the war on drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The fallacy of racial minority is a belief in the idea that there is a connection between racial traits and ethical standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following does Paul Butler allege about police stop and frisk activity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Almost all stops now involve minor misdemeanors such as drinking in public.
B)   The Supreme Court has actually allowed police to stop black males if they show insufficient deference to the police.
C)   Police stop blacks for acts that police ignore in white middle-class neighborhoods.
D)   all of the above

Question 9

The two forms of prejudice are character-conditioned prejudice and:

Accepted Answer

A)   fact-based prejudice
B)   culture-conditioned prejudice
C)   geographically conditioned prejudice
D)   religion-conditioned prejudice

Question 10

Contemporary racial injustice in the US is subtle, making it much more difficult to document or measure than in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following characterize those who harbor more prejudicial attitudes than others except:

Accepted Answer

A)   less formal education
B)   residing in a heavily populated area
C)   taking less interest in civic affairs
D)   receiving a smaller income

Question 12

All of the following are moral guidelines for understanding racism except:

Accepted Answer

A)   racism is a mindless belief
B)   racism is an artificial social label
C)   racism is supported by religious doctrine
D)   racism may reflect a character deficiency

Question 13

Enhancing one's human understanding through formal education has been found to have no effect on prejudicial attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Michelle Alexander, in The New Jim Crow, primarily makes what argument?

Accepted Answer

A)   the criminal justice system conceals racism through speaking of crime and criminals instead of minorities and what they do
B)   some people are assumed to carry certain traits that, if mixed with the traits of other races, will produce an inferior race
C)   racism and slavery emanated from a common origin, one that was amoral regarding the possession of "inferior" human beings
D)   none of the above

Question 15

The injurious treatment of persons on grounds rationally irrelevant to the situation is also known as discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The overarching argument that the criminal justice as an institution is racist revolves around the use of legal terms to imply that minorities are responsible for a vast majority of criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following scholars justified the practice of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)   Socrates
B)   Aristotle
C)   Bentham
D)   Rawls

Question 18

William Wilberforce was able to abolish the slave trade in:

Accepted Answer

A)   America
B)   Britain
C)   France
D)   Russia

Question 19

Recall the charge of institutional racism (and criticism of that charge) placed on the criminal justice system by authors like Alexander (2012). Address both sides of this argument; this should include those who charge the system as well as criticism of that view. In doing this, make your own assessment of the side that has provided better support for their argument.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Recall the charge of institutional racism (and...

Question 20

Ridding ourselves of racial discrimination requires forces of reason, which can be broken down into two components: forces of knowledge and what?

Accepted Answer

A)   forces of comprehension
B)   forces of civility
C)   forces of consciousness
D)   forces of democracy

Exam 7: Racial Prejudice and Racial Discrimination

The fallacy of racial morality is a belief suggesting

Justifiable inequality refers to unequal treatment knowlingly inflicted by institutions or individuals.

Racial prejudice and racial discrimination are rooted in:

Possession of culturally-conditioned prejudice is largely a function of normal socialization.

The book specifically mentions three Supreme Court cases involving discrimination based on race. Which of the following was not one of the cases?

Alexander argues that one necessary step to reduce racism in the criminal justice system is to end the war on drugs.

The fallacy of racial minority is a belief in the idea that there is a connection between racial traits and ethical standards.

Which of the following does Paul Butler allege about police stop and frisk activity?

The two forms of prejudice are character-conditioned prejudice and:

Contemporary racial injustice in the US is subtle, making it much more difficult to document or measure than in the past.

All of the following characterize those who harbor more prejudicial attitudes than others except:

All of the following are moral guidelines for understanding racism except:

Enhancing one's human understanding through formal education has been found to have no effect on prejudicial attitudes.

Michelle Alexander, in The New Jim Crow, primarily makes what argument?

The injurious treatment of persons on grounds rationally irrelevant to the situation is also known as discrimination.

The overarching argument that the criminal justice as an institution is racist revolves around the use of legal terms to imply that minorities are responsible for a vast majority of criminal behavior.

Which of the following scholars justified the practice of slavery?

William Wilberforce was able to abolish the slave trade in:

Ridding ourselves of racial discrimination requires forces of reason, which can be broken down into two components: forces of knowledge and what?