Deck 6: Coalition or Competition Patterns of Interminority Group Relations

Question 1

The way in which a collection of disparate groups comes together to fight for a specific political purpose that is shared to some degree by all of the groups is called ___________.

A) interminority interest
B) coalition politics
C) interest group politics
D) competition politics

Answer 1

B

Question 2

As racial and ethnic minorities come into closer contact with one another as population sizes increase, the question of how they will interact boils down to: _____________?

A) interaction or neglect
B) selling out or selling in
C) voting or protesting
D) coalition or competition

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Can interminority coalitions form the groups do not share a common ideology?

A) Yes, ideology never matters.
B) Yes, though it will be difficult and they must identify common interests.
C) No, unless they are willing to ignore the needs of one of the groups.
D) No, it is impossible.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The extent to which a group is represented in dominant policymaking coalitions is called _________________.

A) political ideology
B) political efficacy
C) political incorporation
D) political effectiveness

Question 5

When forming coalitions, which of the following is the aspect that is most important for developing and maintain them successfully?

A) Common interests
B) Common ideology
C) Common culture
D) Common perceptions

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 bases for biracial coalitions (Carmichael and Hamilton)?

A) Recognition of each group's self-interests
B) Independent power bases
C) Formation around identifiable goals
D) Total agreement on all topics

Question 7

The coalitions between African Americans and Latinos begin to break down as early as the 1970s in Los Angeles because blacks feared that supporting policies, such as bilingual education, would move resources away from desegregation.

Question 8

When is competition likely to arise among racial/ethnic minority groups?

A) When each group has different goals.
B) When a group grows so large as to not need to form a coalition.
C) When the groups distrust one another.
D) All of the answers are correct

Question 9

As the size of ______________ populations increase in an area, competition is more likely to increase, with detrimental socioeconomic effects for _____________.

A) Latino; African Americans
B) African American; Latinos
C) Asian American; Latinos
D) African American; Asians

Question 10

Interminority coalition-building in a locality always occurs because non-white groups easily band together;

Question 11

The Latino population in the South has __________________ since 1990.

A) stayed the same
B) decreased
C) increased
D) frequently increased and decreased

Question 12

The traditional research on race-based political and economic threat is based on _____________.

A) Latinos perceptions of Whites
B) Blacks perceptions of Latinos
C) Whites perceptions of Latinos
D) Whites perceptions of Blacks

Question 13

Theoretical examinations of the influence of ingroup/outgroup mentality connected to status and position on feelings of competition are most closely connected to __________________.

A) Dahl's pluralism
B) Blumer's group position model
C) Dawson's Black utility heuristic
D) Blauner's internal colonialism

Question 14

In which city were Latinos most concerned about continued Latino immigration?

A) Memphis
B) Durham
C) Little Rock
D) Cheyenne

Question 15

In which city did Latinos feel that continued Latino immigration could improve economic opportunities?

A) Memphis
B) Durham
C) Little Rock
D) Cheyenne

Question 16

What is coalition politics?

Question 17

Identify the 4 bases for the formation of biracial coalitions, according to Carmichael and Hamilton's Black Power (1967)?

Question 18

Define political incorporation and indicate its importance.

Question 19

Why is it important to examine interminority coalition/competition prospects at the local level?

Question 20

What were the three cities examined by McClain et al. in terms of interminority relationships in the South? How can examining these cities tell us anything about interminority coaltions/competition?

Question 21

Why is it necessary for groups to engage in coalition politics? What are the circumstances under which it is more and less likely that groups will choose to form a coalition? For your answer, draw upon Carmichael and Hamilton's 4 bases of biracial coalitions, as well as concepts regarding why groups compete against one another.

Question 22

Consider the example of interminority relations among Latinos, Blacks, and Whites in Durham, Memphis, and Little Rock. What is the status of the relationships among these groups and what accounts for these differences? Indicate directly why it is likely or unlikely for Latinos and Blacks in these 3 cities to engage in coalition politics.