Question

directions: study the passage and political cartoon, read each question, and choose the best answer. when a person stands his ground and demands that his civil rights be respected, history can be made. when james meredith sought to become the first african - american to attend the university of mississippi in 1962, it was the duty of 127 federal marshals from across the country to risk their lives and uphold the law, thereby allowing mr. meredith to enroll. when the university tried to deny him admission, a federal court ordered the university to desegregate and allow mr. meredith to enroll. when mississippis governor attempted to block mr. merediths enrollment, president john f. kennedys administration ordered federal marshals to accompany mr. meredith to the university. violence erupted when white students reacted with hostility toward the marshals. two people died, and hundreds were injured in the fighting. for a year, the marshals provided mr. meredith with 24 - hour protection, accompanying him on campus and enduring the same heckling and taunts as mr. meredith did. the courageous actions of mr. meredith and the marshals ensured that mr. meredith could attend the school of his choice. 10. on whose use of faulty reasoning does the cartoonist focus in this cartoon? a. james meredith b. the federal court c. the kennedy administration d. mississippi court system 11. which of the following expresses the invalid cause - and - effect relationship suggested by the cartoon? a. the mississippi governors action and the decision of the kennedy administration b. the work of the federal marshals and the outbreak of violence c. the earlier rulings of state courts and the final decision of the federal court d. the efforts of james meredith and the integration of the university of mississippi 12. based on the reasoning represented in this cartoon, which of the following would the mississippi state government most likely support? a. diversity in the university student population b. federal oversight of state actions c. separate but equal schools for different races d. police officers stationed at all times inside schools 13. which of the following would both the cartoonist and author agree is an example of faulty logic and reasoning? a. sending in federal marshals b. racial discrimination c. forced integration d. president kennedys policies 14. the reasoning used by the mississippi grand jury in the cartoon is most similar to which of the following situations? a. a teacher being blamed for students not doing well on a test b. a judge blaming a jury for finding a defendant not guilty c. a firefighter being blamed for the actions of an arsonist d. president roosevelt being blamed for the japanese bombing of pearl harbor

Explanation:

1. The cartoonist focuses on the Mississippi court system's use of faulty reasoning as it tried to deny James Meredith admission and resist desegregation.
2. The work of the federal marshals (cause) and the outbreak of violence (effect) is an invalid cause - effect relationship in the context of the cartoon as the marshals were there to uphold the law and the violence was due to white students' hostility.
3. The Mississippi state government would most likely support separate but equal schools for different races as it resisted integration.
4. Racial discrimination is an example of faulty logic and reasoning.
5. The situation of a teacher being blamed for students not doing well on a test is similar to the Mississippi grand jury blaming James Meredith for the violence as in both cases an innocent party is being unjustly blamed.

Answer:

1. D. Mississippi court system
2. B. the work of the federal marshals and the outbreak of violence
3. C. separate but equal schools for different races
4. B. racial discrimination
5. A. a teacher being blamed for students not doing well on a test