The "Underclass" Refers to

question 22

Multiple Choice

The "underclass" refers to

• A)Blacks and Hispanics
• B)a large portion of welfare recipients
• C)people dependent upon public assistance and living in neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty and social decay
• D)the criminal element in society
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Western Territories

The lands west of the Mississippi River in the United States that were acquired and settled during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Popular Democracy

A form of democracy that seeks to represent the will and interests of the majority of the population through broad participation and policies that benefit the common good.

Revolutionary War

The conflict between Thirteen American colonies and the British Empire (1775-1783), which resulted in the colonies gaining independence and forming the United States of America.

Republicanism

A political belief system based on the concept of citizenship within a republic, where sovereignty is vested in the populace.