A Disturbing Array of Blocking Strategies Used by White Officials

question 110

Multiple Choice

A disturbing array of blocking strategies used by white officials to reduce black and Latino representation or voting, includes which of the following?

• A) gerrymandering (i.e., manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class) political districts.
• B) changing elective offices into appointive offices.
• C) adding new qualifications for office.
• D) All the above

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Definitions:

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of modifying cognitive schemas to incorporate new information.

Existing Theories

The body of current hypotheses, ideas, and concepts that explain phenomena in a particular field of study.

Accommodation

In cognitive development, the process of altering one's existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or experiences.

Assimilation

The process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group.