CRE/SJS 287: 3rd Major Examination

 CRE/SJS 287: 3^rd Major Examination

True False questions. (Circle the correct answer)

1.      LULAC was one of the last national organizations that placed emphasis on the role of women.    (True)     (False)

2.      The Supreme  Court in its ruling in the Hernandez v. The State of Texas that it was unconstitutional to deny Latino’s access to swimming pools in Austin.   (True)    (False)

3.      LULAC raised scholarship money to help as many as 100,000 Hispanic students to go to college.   (True)     (False)

4.      The United Farm Workers Union was concentrated in New Mexico but had national and international reach.   (True)     (False)

5.      The Mexican American Youth Organization was active at both the collegiate and high school level. (True)     (False)

6.      The Brown Berets took their inspiration from the Black Panther Party.   (True)     (False)

7.      Project 2025 would provide more power to the President to reclassify civil servants.       (True)     (False)

8.      Project 2025 seeks to enhance the separation of Church and State.   (True)     (False) 

9.      Most Latinos lack health insurance or are underinsured.   (True)     (False)

10.  For many Latinas, health clinics are the only entry point they have to the health care system.     (True)     (False)

 

Multiple Choice,  select all that apply.

 

11.  Project 2025 would dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and ________

a.      Restoration of student loans to private sector

b.      Allow States total control of the curriculum

c.      Prevent future student loan forgiveness

d.      End DEI driving loan procurement

12.  Project 2025 would reform or cut Social Programs by ________

a.      Reimplement work requirements

b.      Consider other expenses when determining eligibility

c.      Increasing the Budget of Temporary assistance for Needy Families

d.      Eliminate Head Start

13.  If the Project 2025 is enacted, then it would refocus Environmental Policy by_____

a.      Dismantle the National Guard.

b.      Relegate climate control and policies to the states

c.      Dismantle the National Flood Insurance Program

d.      Dismantle the National Space Program

14.  The Brown Berets ________________

a.      Wore brown pin-striped suits and carried a cane.

b.      Primary goal was to reunite the Hispanic community

c.      Demanded unemployment compensation

d.      Sought equality in housing and education

15.  The Mexican Youth Organization was

a.      unsuccessful in Arizona but not Texas

b.      a cultural nationalist and militant organization

c.      focused on education and political empowerment

d.      believed that the 2-party system was unresponsive

16.  The United Farm Workers Union ________________

a.      Inspired Chicano youth and civil rights organizations

b.      Organized the Great Lettuce boycott

c.      Spoke of the sacrifices of Mexicans

d.      Fought for justice in the fields

17.  The American GI forum was established

a.      To aid the needy and disabled veterans after WWII

b.      Used Nonviolent democratic means

c.      Were anti-war and did not believe in the constitution

d.      Engaged in oppositional politics

18.  The founders of LULAC were

a.      Professionals and merchants

b.      Committed to working within American system

c.      Worked to ensure Mexican Americans could vote and have access to education

d.      Argued that they were equivalent to  Blacks and deserved the same rights

19.  The use of the term Chicano___________________

a.      Reflected a new political consciousness

b.      Pride in cultural background

c.      Rejected Mexican American identity

d.      Against assimilation

20.  The largest and most significant Chicano movements were ________________

a.      United Farm Workers

b.      The Crusade for Religious Freedom

c.      Mexican Juveniles for Justice Alliance

d.      Chicano Movement for Liberation and Equality

Essay: Choose 2 and answer in detail

1)      Identify and explain at least three ways in which Project 2025 will impact the Latino/a community.  As discussed in class, explain how 2 other groups  may also be impacted. Identify at least one way discussed in class that a social movement might have upon process.  

2)      Explain at least 3 movements and why they were either successful or unsuccessful?   Explain how geography  either limited or aided in their development.

3)      Explain the role of women and youth in Latino social movements?  Explain at least 2 specific ways that women or youth impacted on these social movements?  What successes ( 1 each) can you identify for women and youth.