Identify a true statement related to the government as a social structural factor that contributes to the problems of minorities in America.
1) Overall, the record of minority participation in the political process shows high gains over the past half century.
2) The numbers of minorities in elected offices have reduced dramatically since 1970.
3) Minorities have barely begun to infiltrate positions of political power in spite of the election of the nation's first Black president in 2008.
4) The bulk of minorities in the government are in federal positions.
