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Jean Anyon Answer Search

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to Anyon, what does poverty do? - Page 80

a)

Creates an influx of lower-wage jobs

b)

Keeps the country from fixing inner-cities

c)

Limits an individual's chance at educational achievement

d)

Creates unfair policies and regulations

2.

Black, American Indian, and Hispanic children comprise 38% of all children but what percentage of low-income children? - Page 83

a)

31%

b)

54%

c)

63%

d)

77%

3.

In 2006, the Center for Housing Policy conducted a study finding that _____ & _____ account for the two largest expenses for most households. - Page 93

a)

Health Care & Food

b)

Housing & Entertainment

c)

Transportation & Utilities

d)

Housing & Transportation

4.

In East St. Louis, Illinois, the Emerson Park Development Corporation was able to achieve what? - Page 97

a)

Convinced its regional transit authority to reroute a new rail transit so that it came into their neighborhood

b)

Convinced city council to create more inner-city grocery stores to help the economy

c)

Convinced the mayor to revamp its prison policy

d)

Convinced the public that libraries were not necessary due to the internet

5.

About how many people were in the public housing system in 2010? - Page 100

a)

4.6 Million

b)

1.7 Million

c)

2.3 Million

d)

5.5 Million

6.

If a student attends a school whose students ranked on average in the 80th percentile in the national tests as opposed to the 20th percentile means what increase to a public-housing-child's test scores? - Page 103

a)

12% improvement

b)

32% improvement

c)

45% improvement

d)

76% improvement

7.

Programs such as Model Cities, Job Training Partnerships, Empowerment Zones, and Hope VI are examples of... - Page 116

a)

Philanthropic Foundations

b)

Conservative Foundations

c)

Community Development Corporations

d)

Federal Programs

8.

Approximately how many Community Development Corporations (CDCs) are there nationwide? - Page 120

a)

2500

b)

3300

c)

4000

d)

5500

9.

According to Anyon, __________ are catalysts for the enactment of social justice legislation, progressive court decisions, and other equity policy. - Page 129

a)

banking policies

b)

social movements

c)

local law legislation

d)

voting booths

10.

According to Anyon, it is doubtful that social movements would develop at all without the central participation of ______. - Page 139

a)

the young

b)

the employed

c)

the minorities

d)

the oppressed