The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 increased the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Which racial or ethnic group has the highest rate of welfare dependency in the United States?
A. African Americans B. Hispanics C. Southeast Asians D. Puerto Ricans
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Data show that sport participation rates in the U.S. are highest in
A. low-income black communities. B. middle- and upper-middle income white communities. C. low-income communities regardless of their racial makeup. D. racially mixed communities.
In the United States, poverty is usually thought of as severe economic deprivation that prevents people from living with dignity. Despite decades of effort and billions of dollars, poverty in the United States continues unabated. Recent research suggests that poverty is a kind of proxy, or stand-in, for the
a.) inability of the government to develop successful programs to halt poverty. b.) failure of the tax code to fairly levy taxes on income. c.) underlying social disease of inequality and economic segregation. d.) failure of a capitalist market to provide food supply points in poor areas.