Which of the Following Statements Measures the Effectiveness of the Plan

question 125

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements measures the effectiveness of the plan to disenfranchise blacks?

• A) Republicans won the 1896 presidential election.
• B) Not until the mid-twentieth century did black women gain voting rights.
• C) As late as 1940, a very low percentage (3 percent) of adult black southerners were registered to vote.
• D) During the Progressive era, black people were barred from participating in political debates
• E) By 1920, more blacks lived in cities than in rural areas.

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Definitions:

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Surface Structure

In linguistics, the outward form of a sentence, including words and their syntax, as opposed to the deeper meanings and relationships analyzed in deep structure.

Deep Structure

In linguistics, the underlying meaning of a sentence, as distinct from its surface structure or the way it is expressed.

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory that suggests the structure of a language influences its speakers' world view or cognition.