Have States Been Successful in Addressing the Overrepresentation of Minorities

question 24

Essay

Have states been successful in addressing the overrepresentation of minorities since the 2002 federal mandate? Discuss the progress that has been made over the past decade based on the findings from the National Research Council.

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Definitions:

Informal Fallacies

Errors in reasoning that do not involve the logical structure of an argument but are related to the content of the argument or the way the argument is presented.

Winning

Achieving victory in a competition or contest.

Research

The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Equivocation

The misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense, by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time.