Todays America

1. According to UNICEF, the wealth of the three richest people in

the world is roughly equal to the combined Gross Domestic
Product (annual income) of:
o the 8 poorest countries
o the 28 poorest countries
o the 48 poorest countries
o the 68 poorest countries
Oppression: exploitation (how do you think they got it?)
moral
Benefits: Rich people
2. Based on a 2007 report from the Economic Policy Institute, the
annual earnings of the average full-time U.S. worker is roughly
equal to:
o the hourly earnings of the average CEO in the U.S.
o the daily earnings of the average CEO in the U.S.
o the weekly earnings of the average CEO in the U.S.
o the monthly earnings of the average CEO in the U.S.
Oppression: exploitationwho makes them the profits?...
moral
Benefits: CEOs, corporations
3. The Lower Merion School district is 13% non-white and has
household income of $115,000. The school district spends
$27,000 per student. The Philadelphia School District is 59%
non-white and has household income of $37,000. How much
does Philadelphia School District spend per student?
o $11,000
o $13,000
o $19,000
o $27,000
Oppression: Political/Moral
Benefits: Richer/whiter districts
4. According to a 2006 report from the American Civil Liberties
Union, African Americans comprise more than 37% of people

arrested for drug use, 59% of those convicted for drug use, and
74% of those sentenced to prison for drug use. African
Americans comprise what percentage of U.S. drug users?
o 15%
o 30%
o 45%
o 60%
Oppression: Political violent, moral
Benefits: Prison companies, those employed by Criminal
justice system
5. Powder cocaine (largely used by wealthy people) and crack
cocaine (largely used by economically disadvantaged people)
contain roughly the same amount of the drug per gram. Under
federal law, how much of these substances must an individual
be convicted of possessing to be sentenced to a mandatory
minimum of five years in prison?
o 500 grams of powder or crack cocaine
o 50 grams of powder or 5 grams of crack cocaine
o 500 grams of powder or 5 grams of crack cocaine
o 5 grams of powder or crack cocaine
There is evidence that CIA had a hand in bringing crack
into inner cities in 1980s.
Oppression: Political violent
Benefits: Wealthy people, Prison companies
6. How many black men CANNOT VOTE because of laws taking
their voting rights away for being in jail or convicted felons?
o 5%
o 9%
o 13%
o 15%
Oppression: Political moral (that these people do not
deserve human rights)
Benefits: Non-black men candidates who do not

represent blacks interests

7. People of color represent 28% of the US population. What
percent of the population in jail do they represent?
o 35%
o 49%
o 60%
o 71%
Oppression: Political violent, moral
Benefits: Criminal justice system
8. According to an Associated Press poll, what percentage of
Whites hold anti-Black or anti-Hispanic sentiments?
o 12%
o 28%
o 57%
o 74%
Oppression: Moral
Benefits: ??? This is however a major root cause for the
other oppressions we see people in power hold these
views.
9. Black children represent 42 percent of the preschool children
suspended once, and 48 percent of the preschool children
suspended more than once. What is the percentage of
preschool children who are Black?
o 18%
o 29%
o 45%
o 58%
Once you get to K-12, black children are three times more
likely to be suspended than white children.

Oppression: Cultural moral

Benefits: Eventually, the crim justice system.

10. Black men receive prison sentences that are on average

how much longer than those of white men who committed
similar crimes?
o 11%
o 15%
o 20%
o 29%
Oppression: Political moral
Benefits: CJS
11. 77% of people living in households with incomes of $75,000
or more voted. What percentage of those living in households
under $20,000 voted?
o 48%
o 60%
o 69%
o 85%
Number one reason is because they do not think any of
the politicians represent their interests or have ever done
anything for poor people.
Oppression: Political
Benefits: The rich politicians who represent them
12. A Princeton study of elite universities in the U.S. found that
legacy applicantspeople, usually white and wealthy, with a
parent or grandparent who attended the institution are far
more privileged by legacy status than applicants of color are by
affirmative action policies. The study determined that legacy

status was roughly equivalent to how much of a boost to an

applicants SAT score (The old score)?
o 20 points
o 90 points
o 160 points
o 220 points
Oppression: Cultural, Political (taking away education is
taking away voice)
Benefits: Rich
13. According to a study by the American Association of
Physicians for Human Rights, what percentage of physicians
report witnessing a colleague giving reduced care or refusing
care to lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients?
o 12%
o 32%
o 52%
o 72%
Oppression: Moral
Benefits: Non-LGBTQ people?
14. Black teens are how much more likely to be killed by police
than white teens from 2010-2012?
o 2 times
o 5 times
o 11 times
o 21 times
Oppression: Violent moral
Benefits: CRJ, racists
15. The U.S. represents only 5% of the world's population. How
much of the worlds prison population does it represent?
o Has 3% of the worlds prison population.
o Has 9% of the worlds prison population.
o Has 25% of the world's prison population.
o Has 31% of the worlds prison population.
Oppression: Moral political, violent
Benefits: CRJ, those not in prison?

16. The median net worth (wealth) of a white family is

$141,900. What is the median net worth of a Black family?
o $11,000
o $32,000
o $68,000
o $111,000
Oppression: Exploitation/moral
Benefits: Whites
17. Study after study shows employers to be more likely to hire
a white person with a criminal record than a Black person
without one. How much more likely is an employer to follow up
on a resume with a white-sounding name than an identical
resume with a Black-sounding name?
o 10%
o 25%
o 50%
o 65%
Oppression: Cultural/moral
Benefits: People with non-black-sounding names
18. The poorest half of the US own how much of the countrys
wealth? How much does the top 1% own?
o Poorest half owns 1%. Top 1% owns 50%.
o Poorest half owns 2.5%. The top 1% owns 35%.
o Poorest half owns 11.9%. The top 1% owns 24%.
o Poorest half owns 25%. The top 1% owns 11%.
Oppression: Exploitation result/Political
Benefits: Wealthy

19. Compared with White women, how likely are African

American women in the U.S. to die during childbirth due to a
lack of access to prenatal care, according to the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality?

o equally likely
o twice as likely
o four times as likely
o six times as likely
Oppression: Moral
Benefits: ??? White women?
20. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median annual
income for U.S. white men, 25 years or older, who have earned
graduate degrees, is $80,000. What are the median annual
incomes for Latina and Native American women, 25 years or
older, who have earned graduate degrees?
o $80,000 and $80,000
o $70,000 and $68,000, respectively
o $60,000 and $62,000, respectively
o $50,000 and $40,000, respectively
Oppression: Exploitation/Moral political.
Benefits: White men, 25 or older, grad degree.