ENG III Midterm people & terms to know

Who created an integration program to withdraw federal funds from jurisdictions that did not comply with the Civil Rights Law?

• George Romney

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Who worked against the Dept. of Urban Housing and Development’s integration program?

• Richard Nixon

• A community activist

• A federal judge

• A state governor

Who signed the Fair Housing Act into law?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Gerald Ford

Who demanded realtors not discriminate against black residents wanting to live in white neighborhoods?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

The Contract Buyers League was ?

• a collection of Black homeowners who bought their homes on contract

• Labor rights for contract workers

• Environmental protection

• Consumer rights in the automobile industry

What is the characteristic of seeming to be correct despite evidence that suggests otherwise?

• Plausibility

• Truthiness

• Paradox

• Illusion

What is the process of limiting the amount the property owner can charge for the property?

• Rent control

• Property tax

• Mortgage regulation

• Zoning laws

What term describes the tendency of older buildings to become more affordable as new buildings are being built?

• Gentrification

• Urban decay

• Filtering

• Urban renewal

What is an ordinance that requires a portion of homes be allocated to lower-income families?

• Inclusionary Zoning

• Rent Control

• Urban Renewal

• Zoning Variance

What is the process of moving people and businesses with higher incomes into low-income neighborhoods?

• Gentrification

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

• Industrialization