Government Unit 7: lesson 7

Statement 1- Immigrants should make every effort to learn the language of their new country.

Which of the four statements aligns most closely with assimilation?

analyze the political news media

"What is fact and what is opinion? Is propaganda being used? Are issues oversimplified or generalized?" These three questions can help you do which of the following?

The Apache need to be removed from the territory, the Apache interfere with money-making interests, and Apache boys will grow up to be outlaws.

What points does the writer make in his letter about the Apache?

joining a political party, lobbying on behalf of an interest group, and voting in local elections

Which of the following are ways that citizens can influence governmental decision making?

submittingg amicus curiae briefs and bringing lawsuits to the courts

Which of the following are ways that lobbyists can influence judicial decision making?

changes in the role of public education

"In the opinion, Warren conceded that the Fourteenth Amendment was not originally intended to prohibit school segregation. In the 1860s, public schools did not exist throughout the country, and many children received little or no education. However, Warren wrote, by the middle of the twentieth century, public education had become an essential part of each child's personal, civic, and professional development. The court declared that, under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, segregated public schools are inherently unequal and therefore forbidden by the Constitution." Which of the following reasons does Chief Justice Earl Warren cite for the changing interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause?

suffrage

"we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness... The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations (seizures) on the part of a man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid (fair) world. He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise. He has compelled her to submit to law in the formation of which she had no voice..." The declaration of sentiments and resolutions advocated for which of the following?

designation of English as the official language

Some States have passed which specific type of legislation to counter this image?

Customs, traditions, and gender stereotypes

Which of the following best explains the disparity between equal protection in the Fourteenth Amendment and women's rights in the military?

a case where a landlord refuses to rent property to immigrants and a case where a student is denied entry into a school based on her religion

Which of the following discrimination cases would require the courts to apply a strict scrutiny test?

The United States is a nation of immigrants

Which of the following statements does the image support?

Asian Americans have been subject to discriminatory legislation and executive orders

Which of the following statements summarizes the history of discrimination against Asian Americans?

Women are not paid the same as men

Which statement best expresses the cartoon's message?

Native Americans were segregated into reservations

Why was assimilation a challenge for Native Americans?