What was the result of the imposition of busing on schools in urban areas?

White parents removed own children from public schools.

What was the significance of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?

banned discrimination of disabled by entity getting fed $$.

How did people with disabilities make advances in education?

Required free&appropriate education for disabled children.

What was the primary criticism of affirmative action?

caused "reverse" discrimination against whites

What goals had many Native Americans achieved by the mid-1970s?

right to self-determination & legal rights over land

What was the Declaration of Indian Purpose?

manifesto demanding economic opportunities on reservations

What was the Congressional Black Caucus?

African American congress representatives supporting causes

Why were most African Americans receiving a poorer education than white students in the 1970s?

De facto segregation of schools by where students lived.

What is affirmative action?

require business to actively recruit minority workers

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What was the result of the imposition of busing on schools in urban areas?
Segregation became legal in the Southern states.
Teachers left the school system for other employment.
White parents removed own children from public schools.
Schools achieved an interracial balance of students.
2
What was the significance of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
banned discrimination of disabled by entity getting fed $$.
quotas for businesses requiring hiring of disabled.
federal buildings be accessible to disabled.
3
Act of transporting students outside their neighborhoods to for greater racial balance:
affirmative action
freedom ride
reverse discrimination
busing
4
How did people with disabilities make advances in education?
Required free&appropriate education for disabled children.
Prohibited colleges from using testing for admission.
Schools designed to accommodate people with disabilities.
Schools for disabled were funded with federal grants.
5
What was the primary criticism of affirmative action?
it failed to give minorities opportunities
caused "reverse" discrimination against whites
6
What goals had many Native Americans achieved by the mid-1970s?
right to self-determination & legal rights over land
enter mainstream society & end to reservation program
7
What was the Declaration of Indian Purpose?
federal program help Native Americans business
manifesto demanding economic opportunities on reservations
8
What was the Congressional Black Caucus?
African American congress representatives supporting causes
proposals help African American business with gov contracts
9
Why were most African Americans receiving a poorer education than white students in the 1970s?
Supreme Court imposed busing requirement on schools.
De facto segregation of schools by where students lived.
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What is affirmative action?
awarding of gov contracts to Northern businesses
elect African American leaders into positions of power
require business to actively recruit minority workers

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