5. Residential segregation in the United States today is _______________.

A. the result of restrictive state and local laws
B. increasing
C. decreasing
D. a phenomena which has virtually disappeared
E. unchanged from the 1960s

What does A mean

Some states have designated neighborhood residents as being either white or African-American. I doubt if many of these laws are still on the books.

So I think it's C?

I agree.

Option A means that residential segregation in the United States today is the result of restrictive state and local laws. This suggests that the separation of different racial or ethnic groups in residential areas is primarily due to discriminatory policies and regulations imposed by government entities at various levels, such as zoning laws, redlining, and other discriminatory practices. Residential segregation can prevent diverse communities from forming and perpetuate inequality and social disparities.