​Which of the Following Demonstrated the Persistent Racial Divide in America

question 24

Multiple Choice

​Which of the following demonstrated the persistent racial divide in America during the 1990s?

• A) ​The contrasting attitudes of whites and African Americans to the not guilty verdict in the O.J. Simpson murder case.
• B) ​The outbreak of the Los Angeles riots following the acquittal of white police officers who had been videotaped viciously beating a black suspect.
• C) ​America's segmented and separate residential patterns with minorities making up majorities within many American cities and whites dominating the suburbs.
• D) ​Massive partisan differences among black and white voters with African Americans and other minorities becoming more consequential parts of the Democratic base and whites gravitating increasingly to the Republicans.
• E) ​All of these choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Dual Cost Allocation

An accounting method that assigns costs to two or more entities or projects, based on a predetermined formula or basis of apportionment.

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or service delivery, such as materials and labor.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales over a certain period, such as rent and salaries.

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A method of accounting that identifies the activities a firm performs and assigns costs to those activities based on their use of resources, aiming to better understand business processes and costs.