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| The Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended coverage to Texas in what year? |
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| The Voting Rights Act is set to expire in 2006. |
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| The Voting Rights Act is basically a codification of the 15th Amendment. |
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| The "preclearance" by the Department of Justice requirement of the Voting Rights Act is found in which section? |
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| A major setback for proponents fo the liberal interpretation of the burden of proof in Voting Rights Act cases occurred when the standard changed from in 1965 to what now? |
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| Advocates for ending the Voting Rights Act point to the narrow gap between voter registration rates between whites and blacks in the southern states intially covered by the legislation. |
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| The most dramatic narrowing of the gap in voter registration rates between whites and blacks from 1965 to 1988 occurred in which state below? |
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| Which gerrymandering practice below is the favorite among Democrats when they are in power to re-district election districts? |
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| The most controversial nominee for the Civil Rights division of the Department of Justice in recent times has been? |
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| If you consult the Department of Justice website and link to Voting Rights Act and read the Indtroduction to Federal Voting Rights Laws which Voting Rights Act section elimnated the use of literacey requirements. |
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| At the time the Voting Rights Act was first adopted, only one-third of all African Americans and two-thirds of all Whites of voting age were on the vother registration rolls of the covered southern states. |
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| In 1988 according to data for Voter Registration Rates (1965 vs. 1988) in www.usdoj.gov the state with the widest gap between whites and blacks was? |
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| Lani Guinier has written or co-authored which book below? |
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| Which former Black Panther national leader is now a member of the Green Party and was disqulaified as a candidate for Mayor In Brunswick, Georgia? |
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| Kinky Friedman, Independent for Governor, will be on the Texas ballot in 2006 if he... |
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A. files his intent form to run as an
Independent
B. fathers the required 45k plus
notarized signatures of registered
voters that did not vote in either
primary or runoff of other political
parties
C. gathers the required signatures
within 60 days after the primaries
of other parties or 30 days after
run-off elections of other parties.
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| In the recent Nov. 5, 2005 Constitutional Amendments Election and according to the Texas Secretary of State website link to election statistics the Propostion with the highest percentage of votes cast in favor was? |
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| What number of 2005 Constitutional Amendmendments failed in the November 5, 2005 election? |
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| The next targtet of the evangelical Christian right interest group in Texas is to end No-Fault divorce. Which state or locality below has the lowest divorce rate per 1000 persons? |
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| The unusual turnout for the bond issue/referendum elecitions in Texas is... |
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| B. lower than for local elections |
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| The next General Election date in Texas will be? |
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| Who won the presidential race in Texas in 1872? |
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| Candidates for Texas partisan races in 2006 had to have been in residency of the district as of November 8,2005 and must ffile for a specific office by January 2, 2006. |
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| According to the SentencingProject.org reporting from 2001 data the state below with the highest Black/White disparity ratio for jail and prison incarceration rates was? |
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| The problem with Black/White disparity ratios for jail and prison incarceration rates prior to 1997 is that Hispanics are factored into the White category; otherwise the disparity would be greater. |
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| Hispanics are the fastest growing group being imprisoned, increasing from 10.9% of all State and Federal inmates in 1985 to 15.6% in 2001. |
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| Hispanci men are almost four times as likely to go to prison at some point in their lives as non-Hispanic white males, butl less likey than African American males. |
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| Which person below is an anti-Death Penalty advocate and leader? |
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| Blacks in the U.S. are less likely than Hispanics to be low-income, 49% of blacks 61% of Hispancis. |
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| Blacks are more likely to have children uninsured than Hispanics in the U.S. |
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| Blacks are more likely to report being in fair or poor health than Hispanics or Whites. |
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| Whites (58%) are less likely to receive child suppor than blacks (48%) and Hispanics (40%) in the U.S. |
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| Which federal inmate below has the lowest educational attainment level? |
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| According to Liz Austin, AP writer, in story dated 10/29/2005 she claimed Texas was the leader of the nation in ht rate of households at risk for hunger. |
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| Some 2Million plus Texasn are eligible for food stamps but don't get the help they need, according to celia Hagert of the Center for Public Policy Priorities. |
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| The biggest increase among food stamp recipients in Texas are undocumented person from Mexico and Central America. |
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| According to cppp.org, their Kids Count Project, Texas has a high rate of teen violent deaths. Which group below has the highest rate? |
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| Acording to cpp.org, their Kids Coundt Project, Dallas County trails Tarrant County in the number of white teens that have violent deaths due to homicide, suicide, or accident but not for Hispanics or Blacks. |
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| According to cppp.org, their Kids Count Project, in Texas which groups in descending order from highest to lowest, has the largest number of teen pregnancies among girls 13-19, regardless of marital status. |
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| B. Hispanics,Whites,Blacks |
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| Knowing what you know about the difference between race and ethnicity, among the 187,840 inmates among the U.S. prison population as of 10/29/2005 which groups in ranked order from highest number to lowest is most correct? |
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| Who won the Special Election to fill Sate Representative District 143 in Texas last November 8, 2005? |
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B. no one, there is run-off still to
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| There were 7,429 election precincts holding election on NOvember*, 2004 and of the 12,577,545 registered voters then, only 14.52% votd, making it the highest turnout for a referendum election in the last 10 years. |
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| Which is the largest employer in country? |
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| Propostion 6 on the 2005 Constitiutional Amendment ballot had to do with what subject? |
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| D. commission on judicial conduct |
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| During the 2003 regular legislative session there were 1,629 registered lobbyists. How many is that per member of the legislature? |
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| During the 2003 regular legilative session lobbyists spent $276 million dollars. How much money spent is that per day? |
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| According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts (www.window.state.tx.us) the 79th legislature will have how much money for general revenue in 2006-2007? |
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| HERE ITS SKIPS QUESTIONS 47-60, 62 IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING DIFFERENT PLZ LET ME KNOW. chriscatatuofh@yahoo.com |
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| 61. Which senator is in favor of a personal income tax for Texas? |
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| 63. Steve H. Murdock et al posits which of these current trends could exist in 2030 Texas given his team's study of demographic projections from 1990? |
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| 64. Former Lt. Governor William P. Hobby Jr. in Steve H. Murdock et al latest book posits which of these trunds could exist in 2040 Texas given his analysis of demographic projections from 2000? |
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B. there will be 3.8 million more
students in the public schools |
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| 65. Utilizing the Steve H. Murkdock et al 1.0 Scenario projecting from 200 data which group will be the smallest in population in 2040 Texas? |
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| 66. What is the correct flow of eents in the public policy process from these below? |
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C. idea, agenda, vote, implementation
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| 67. The view that policy making in the U.S. is top down is reflective of which model of analysis below? |
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| 69. Which activity below would be in the best interests of Texan African Americans to pursue in the next few decades of 21st centruy politics? |
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| A. coalitions and alliances??? |
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| 70. The Rule of 1,2,3 basically means what? |
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C. apportioning equal numbers of
persons from different groups in a
given district is ensuring equal
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| 71. In 2005 which component is more important in the political socialization of young people? |
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| 72. In 1960 which component was more important in the political socialization of young people? |
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| 73. Which state in 2005 has imposed a new "poll tax" of 25dollars to get a required voter ID card with Dept. Of Justice approval? |
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| 74. The idea of proportional representation is more accurately reflected by which election method below? |
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| 75. Which Amendments to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and provided for the right to vote by former slaves |
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| 76. The 25 dollar fee imposed by Georgia for new Voter ID cards may be in violation of which U.S. Constitutional Amendment? |
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| 77. Lowering the voting age to 18 in U.S. and state elections became law when? |
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| 78. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech was given when and where? |
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| 79. Who is given credit for the photo of Rev. Jesse Jackson and Comandante and Presient of Cuba, Fidel Castro in your Walton, Jr. and mith book? |
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| C. Jacques M. Chenet/CORBIS |
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| 80. The most radical congressional district in the U.S. represented by a black woman is which one? |
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| 81. If you wanted to read a book about Ronald Dellums which one below would you pick? |
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| 82. Who first organized Trans Africa, the organization? |
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| 83. The Logan Act of 1799 (U.S.) prohibits African Americans and other citizens from which activity? |
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C. individuals conducting diplomatic
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| 84. Which person below was among the first to engage in citizen diplomacy? |
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| 85. Since the Vietnam War most African Amerians have opposed U.S. wars. |
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| 86. At the initial shipment of 130K U.S. troops to Iraq after 9/11 and the number of U.S. casualties reported as of 9/2004, what percentage of these totals were black? |
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| 87. Which African American legislator participated as panelist at the Voting Rights Conference held in San Antonio, Texas 11/18-11/19/2005 sponosred by the William C. Velasquez Institute? |
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| 88. Elbridge Gerry, infamous for the disenfranchising practice of gerrymandering was a signer of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| 89. The first African American to represent the United States at the United Nations was whom? |
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| 90. The majority of African Americans, at least in 2003, approved of marriages in the U.S. as a civil rights issue? |
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| 91. In 1996 a Havard University AIDS Institute study found that the disease (HIV) among African Americans in the U.S. was....? |
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D. at higher rates than all other
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| 92. The Texas v. Lawrence (U.S. Supremem Court 2003) dealt with what issue? |
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| A. criminalizing homosexual relations |
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| 93. Stateistics from the Texas Department of Health (tdh.state.tx.us) for HIV/AIDS disease in TExas during 2004 indicate which group has the highest percentage of diagnosed/reported cases? |
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A. whites at 40%
I DONT KNOW IF THIS CORRECT. THE ANSWERS HE SUGGESTS ARE FOR MALE PERCENTAGES BUT THE OVERALL PERCENTAGE IN TEXAS IS BLACKS AT 41% AND WHITES AT 35% |
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| 94. Which age group in Texas had the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed/reported in 2004? |
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| 95. What African American age group in 2004 Texas had the largest number of HIV/AIDS cases reported/diagnosed? |
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| 96. Which Texas county from those listed below in 2004 has the most HIV/AIDS cases reported/diagnosed? |
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| 97. White beliefs about African American (according to The New York Times poll of 1994) people on welfare are exemplified by which below? |
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| 98. In the post-Civil Rights Era the African American leadership has as its top and second priority, respectively, what items? |
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| D. full employment and universal health insurance |
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| 99. Which U.S. president below ended federal assistance to poor mothers with dependent children? |
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| 100. The U.S. imprisons more people than anybody else in the world. |
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| 101. Even though presidential Executive Orders can be revoked by subsquent presidents which one below did NOTHING to repeal the Reagan ban on antidiscrimination regulations and policies being promulagated? |
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| D. all of these did NOTHING |
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| 102. Which agency of the federal government is charged with the responsibility of defining race? |
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| B. Office of Management and Budget???? |
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| 103. Which Republican President has appointed more African Americans to high postions in government during their administration? |
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| 104. Which of these below wwere advisors, informal or institutional, to U.S. presidents? |
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| 105. The Bakke case (1978) was to education as which case below was to employment? |
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| 106. The Bakke case (1978) was national in scope as compared to which case below which was applicable to Texas and higher education? |
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| 107. Which one of these associations in the public policy process is NOT a suitable match? |
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| D. candidate selection and banks |
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| 108. With the public policy process and framework which foundation that you know of from class funds more legal work than anything else? |
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| 109. The major violent upheavals involving African Americans as actors in uran centers of the U.S. occurred during which years? |
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| 110. Which lasted longer in time to conclude? |
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E. Brown v Board of Education
integration order????? |
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| 111. Interms of successful Caribbean independence movements, which year was the most prolific? |
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| 112. In terms of successful African independence movements, which year below was most prolific? |
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| 113. The FBI "dirty tricks" kept Martin Luther King Jr. from being awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. |
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| 114. Which was founded first? |
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| 115. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense went through various stags of ideological development and growth. Name them in order. |
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D. nationalist, revolutionary,
internationalist |
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hate group? |
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| 117. Which of these Black Panther members were Dallasites? |
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| 118. Which of these Black Panther members are still alive? |
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| 119. Which Black Panther member below is a law professor? |
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C. Kathleen Neal Cleaver
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| 120. Black Panther leader Elmer Pratt was set up by the FBI in a planted newspaper story that stated he was police agent which in turn led to Huey Newton doing what against him? |
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| D. expelled him from membership |
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| 121. Which organization below were targest of the FBI's Counterintelligence Program, Black Nationalist-Hate Groups? |
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| 122. When the FBI issued instructions to its field agents to prevent the rise of a black Messiah who was target specifically? |
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| 123. What does Condolezza Rice have in common with Angela Davis other than being black females? |
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| 124. In the Karenga article on leadership (on library reserve) which group in his opinion is the least likely for coalition with blacks? |
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| 125. At the current time in major urban centers is there a pressing need for whites to forge coalitions with other or continue to go at it alone in getting electoral power? |
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| A. forge coalitions with others |
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| 126. In 2040 in Texas Asians and Others will outnumber blacks if current trends continue. |
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| 127. What is the major difference between the Murdock et al book of the 1990 Census and the subsequent work on the 2000 census data? |
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| E. all of these are major differences |
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| 128. According to Ron Karenga on leadership the major problem with the theory of leadership is the definition. What is wrong with it? |
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B. inadequate understanding and
delineation of role |
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| 129. In the special issue by U.S. News and World Report on America's best leaders who was included from among the African American population? |
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| 130. The intelligence agency charged with monitoring all communications coming in and going out of the country is? |
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| D. National Security Agency |
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| 105. Disparate impact differs from disparate treatment in that the former is about? |
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