Question

1. The author distinguishes between situations that are de jure and those that are de facto. What, according to the author, is the difference between those situations and why is that

difference important? Be sure to use your own words and not those of the author. 2) Thinking about the author's argument across pages VIII-XI, why and how did the 1968 passage of the Fair Housing Act sidetrack our society's efforts to remedy housing segregation? Be sure to use your own words and not those of the author. 3) What, according to the author, is the "de facto segregation myth" and, more importantly, why is that myth so destructive (again, according to the author)? Be sure to use your own words and not those of the author. 4) How does (again, according to the author) a 1974 Supreme Court case from Detroit capture the dangers of the "de facto segregation myth"? 5) The author argues he agrees with the Chief Justice Robert's theory but not his facts. What theory by Roberts does the author agree with and why (according to the author) is it so 6) How do the events described in section "II" of the chapter illustrate the author's argument about the dangers of the "de facto segregation myth" (see question 3 above)? 7) How does the Baltimore ordinance discussed in the chapter illustrate the author's argument about the dangers of the "de facto segregation myth" (see question 3 above)? 8) What was Buchanan and provide two examples of how local governments evade it being sure to explain how and why they did so. (sidenote: like film and book titles, court cases are usually placed in italics) 9) What is single-family zoning and, according to the author, how could single-family zoning intentionally lead to segregation? 10) How, according to the author, did zoning regulations damage even existing predominantly black neighborhoods? Pay special attention to the zoning of certain types of industry and entertainment.