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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1940, what was one of the poorest cities in the poorest state in the United States?

2. In 1998, what percent of adults had children at home?

3. What was North Carolina's rank in the nation in terms of SAT scores, achievement tests, and dropout rates?

4. In Figure 82 "Index of Educational Performance," what state was at the bottom of the chart?

5. When was the Progressive Era?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might social capital serve as a physiological triggering mechanism?

2. What is one of the strongest predictors of whether inner-city black youths find jobs and why?

3. What have studies shown about health and integration with the community?

4. How did commentators like Michael Schudson and Alan Wolfe view the change in social capital from the 1950s to the 1960s?

5. Which Americans were more likely to be involved in religious activities?

6. Why did Putnam believe that there was an increase in nostalgia in the late twentieth century?

7. What were some inventions that transformed American life after 1870?

8. Why did John Stuart Mill laud the effects of participatory democracy on character?

9. How does social capital affect child abuse rates?

10. How did the school integration busing issue illustrate the trade-offs between bridging and bonding social capital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim Crow laws decimated voter turnout in the South. Discuss the Jim Crow laws and how voting was affected when the laws were in place and when the laws were repealed.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the decline of unions and the reasons why union membership declined in the twentieth century.

Essay Topic 3

Putnam stated that "bowling alone" represented one of the nation's most serious public health challenges. Discuss why social cohesion is important for good health.

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