1 of 51 of 5 Items Question What are some of the following ways that government policy creates social, racial, and economic inequality? (check all that apply)(1 point) Responses Increases in spending on prisons and policing while decreasing funding for public schools and childhood poverty supports. Increases in spending on prisons and policing while decreasing funding for public schools and childhood poverty supports. By not enforcing laws to protect undocumented workers while also creating incentives for business to hire cheap labor. By not enforcing laws to protect undocumented workers while also creating incentives for business to hire cheap labor. Policies such as redlining that restricted Black families from homeowners and thus creating generational wealth Policies such as redlining that restricted Black families from homeowners and thus creating generational wealth After the Civil War, failure to provide land grants to the formerly enslaved while providing homesteading grants to white immigrants After the Civil War, failure to provide land grants to the formerly enslaved while providing homesteading grants to white immigrants Skip to navigation
To answer this question, we need to identify the ways in which government policy creates social, racial, and economic inequality. Let's go through each response option and see if it applies:
1. Increases in spending on prisons and policing while decreasing funding for public schools and childhood poverty supports: This policy can contribute to inequality as it prioritizes funding for law enforcement over investments in education and poverty reduction, perpetuating a cycle of disadvantage for marginalized communities.
2. By not enforcing laws to protect undocumented workers while also creating incentives for businesses to hire cheap labor: This policy can lead to inequality by allowing exploitative labor practices, where undocumented workers may face unsafe working conditions, low wages, and lack of labor protections.
3. Policies such as redlining that restricted Black families from homeownership and thus creating generational wealth: Redlining was a practice where government policies segregated residential areas, preventing Black families from accessing affordable housing and contributing to the racial wealth gap.
4. After the Civil War, failure to provide land grants to the formerly enslaved while providing homesteading grants to white immigrants: This policy created economic inequality by denying former slaves the opportunity to obtain land and build wealth, while white immigrants were encouraged and supported in doing so.
Based on these explanations, the correct options for ways that government policy creates social, racial, and economic inequality are:
- Increases in spending on prisons and policing while decreasing funding for public schools and childhood poverty supports.
- By not enforcing laws to protect undocumented workers while also creating incentives for businesses to hire cheap labor.
- Policies such as redlining that restricted Black families from homeownership and thus creating generational wealth.
- After the Civil War, failure to provide land grants to the formerly enslaved while providing homesteading grants to white immigrants.