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ssal

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According to the 2009 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion,
 
  a. many Jewish Americans believed anti-semitism was no longer serious.
  b. most Jewish Americans in the U.S. and overseas believed anti-semitism was still very
  serious.
   c. most Jewish Americans believed discrimination is no longer an issue.
   d. most Jewish Americans believed intermarriage was unacceptablle.

Question 2

Which is NOT a major reason that Jewish
 
  Americans have opposed Affirmative Action programs in the last several years?
  a. They feel that nonwhite minorities do not deserve the jobs they are likely to get under
  such programs.
  b. Such programs violate the principle of merit to which Jewish leaders have long been
  committed.
   c. Such programs recall memories of quota restrictions against Jews in earlier decades.
   d. Such programs may disproportionately affect Jewish Americans' access to college
  degrees and perpetuate the effects of past anti Jewish discrimination.



kingdude89

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Answer to Question 1

b. most Jewish Americans in the U.S. and overseas believed anti-semitism was still very
serious.

Answer to Question 2

a. They feel that nonwhite minorities do not deserve the jobs they are likely to get under
such programs.



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