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Unit 8: Social Problems in the United States

 
   

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1. American society is a stratified one in which , and are unequally distributed among the population. ,

2. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is who make up about percent of the population.

3. Former President said that crime is America's "number one enemy."

4. Name two of the illegal acts by the FBI: and .

5. Name two of the illegal acts by the CIA: and .

6. The dominant group in American society that has taken control of economic assets and political power from the beginning of the nation is .

7. American slavery was finally abolished by , and .

8. After the abolition of slavery, many states to keep the races apart in schools, housing, restaurants and public facilities, and .

9. Those arrested for crimes are disproportionately likely to be , , and a city resident. If white-collar crimes were included in the Crime Index, and if authorities were more vigorous in their enforcement of law, the profile of a typical criminal would very likely be , , and more suburban than the above suggested by the Crime Index of the FBI.

10. had tested variety of drugs, including LSD, on many people who were unaware that they were being used as , and had caused several deaths in the process.

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