EXAM PREP 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Culture. Answer: The beliefs, values, and patterns that are shared by a
group and have been passed from generation to generation.
◉ Acculturation. Answer: Members of one culture become integrated
into another.
◉ Headman. Answer: A major figure in west African communities.
◉ Ethnocentrism. Answer: the belief in the inherent superiority of one's
own ethnic group or culture.
◉ The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Answer: prohibited the
immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States for ten years.
◉ The Jones Act 1917. Answer: granted citizenship to Puerto Ricans and
extending to them some of the protections of the Bill of Rights.
,◉ 1924 immigration Act. Answer: limited number of non-European
immigrants.
◉ The Displaced Persons Act 1948. Answer: the United States accepted
more than 395,000 refugees from war-torn European nations.
◉ the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952. Answer: quotas were placed on
immigration. The total quota for Asia was 2,990 - compared with
149,667 for Europe and 1,400 for Africa.
◉ The Immigration Act of 1965. Answer: changed the quota system to
allow Immigration from all countries into America. Ceilings of 120,000
from eastern and 170,000 from western hemispheres were established.
Mexican, Cuban, Filipino, Italian and Taiwanese immigrants then began
to enter the United States.
◉ The Refugee Act of 1980. Answer: allowed ten million permanent
immigrants to be admitted to the United States.
◉ immigration Act of 1990. Answer: The number of immigrants allowed
into the US per year was increased to 700,000.
◉ Executive Order 9066. Answer: the evacuation and incarceration of
100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
, ◉ The Immigrant Outreach Unit. Answer: serves as a link between the
NYPD and immigrant communities not traditionally engaged with the
Department.
◉ Immigrant Outreach Unit Liaisons. Answer: -introduces the
immigrant communities to available Department programs and other
services offered by other City agencies and community based
organizations.
-ensure access to resources, assist with translations and provide other
services as needed.
◉ 14-151 of the New York City Administrative Code. Answer: prohibits
biased-based profiling and includes demographic categories in addition
to race, color, and national origin.
◉ Interpreter cards. Answer: reminds the public of the critical
importance of being able to communicate with members of the service
and reminds them that the Department is equipped with tools to
overcome miscommunication due to limited English proficiency.
◉ Language Initiative Program. Answer: A corps of interpreters who can
be called upon to interpret or translate foreign languages for
investigative or other police purposes. Interpreters from this program
may be requested by contacting the Operations Unit.