I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
1.
The United States was founded on the principle
of human equality, and in reality the nation has lived up to
the that ideal.
(T / F) Answer:
2.
The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities
in the United States is the blacks, or Afro-Americans, who account
for 11.7% of the population.
(T / F) Answer:
3.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed The
Emancipation of Proclamation which together with the 13th Amendment
to the Constitution in 1865 legally abolished the slavery.
(T / F) Answer:
4.
The problem of poverty does not exist in the United
States because the overall distribution of wealth and income
is very unequal.
(T / F) Answer:
5.
Drug abuse in the United States has come to be
regarded as one of the most challenging social problems facing
the nation.
(T / F) Answer:
6.
President Richard Nixon's administration was toppled
because of the Watergate Affair with many administrative officials
later facing criminal charges and some being imprisoned.
(T / F) Answer:
7.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is
a branch of the United States Federal government is in charge
of investigating violations of certain federal laws outside
the United States.
(T / F) Answer:
8.
Corruption in the United States takes the form
of fraud, false advertising, corporate price fixing, bribery,
embezzlement, and tax evasion.
(T / F) Answer:
9.
Statistics usually overlook white-collar crimes
due to the fact that they are affected by police reporting practices
and that many crimes are unreported.
(T / F) Answer:
10.
The presidencies of Lyndon Johnson and
Richard Nixon were marked by a well-founded public belief that
their administrations were deliberately and systematically lying
to the people.
