How much did the Hispanic population grow by from 2000 to 2010?
43%
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What are civil rights?
Positive acts of government designed to protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals
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What is Affirmative Action?
Programme that entails giving members of a previously disadvantaged group a head start in such areas as higher education and employment8
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When did Kennedy create the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
March 1961
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Whats a example of a Supreme court case involving reverse discrimination?
1978 Regents of the University of California V. Bakke
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What are the arguments for AA?
Greater levels of diversity, rights previous wrongs, opens up areas of education and employment, creates a diverse body in education, most effective way of giving equality of opportunity, works (1960-95 % of black that graduated uni 5%-15%
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What are the arguments against AA?
Reverse discrimination, can mean minorities get jobs they are ill equipped to do, programmes may seem condescending, encourages prejudice, quota system under another name, focuses on groups not individuals
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How many African Americans were in the 1984 Congress?
21
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How many African Americans were in the 2013 Congress?
42
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Between 1992 - 2012 African Americans gave at least what % of their votes to the Democratic presidential candidate?
83%
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What percentage of African Americans voted for Obama in 2008?
95%
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In 2009 how many heads of executive departments were racial minorities (out of 15)?
7
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When was the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court?
1967 (Thurgood Marshall)
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What are civil rights?
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Positive acts of government designed to protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals
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What is Affirmative Action?
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When did Kennedy create the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
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