The New Jim Crow Test | Final Test - Hard

Michelle Alexander and Michelle McCool
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The New Jim Crow Test | Final Test - Hard

Michelle Alexander and Michelle McCool
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author uses a metaphor in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" to describe the circumstances of white Americans who are harmed by the War on Drugs. To whom are these white Americans compared?

2. Approximately what percentage of people sentenced to prison in Illinois for a drug offense are African American, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

3. When was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?

4. When was Swain v. Alabama decided?

5. Where was Edward Clary stopped and searched when he was 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was crack-cocaine introduced to users in the U.S.? What involvement did the government have with the introduction of crack to African American communities?

2. How does the author compare the incarceration rates of blacks and whites in the U.S. for drug offenses versus the statistics of use among blacks and whites in the country?

3. What was enacted with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998?

4. What is the "Black Box" that the author refers to in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

5. How does the author describe the circumstances of Emma Faye Stewart's arrest in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?

6. What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp?

7. How does the author describe the crime statistics of Chicago in regard to race in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

8. How does the author compare the circumstances of a freed prisoner to those of a black person living in Mississippi at the height of Jim Crow in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

9. When did Whren v. United States go before the Supreme Court? What was the Court's decision?

10. How is Iris Marion Young's "birdcage" metaphor described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the stigmas and stereotypes regarding former inmates in the U.S. How are these stereotypes and stigmas propagated? What are the impacts of these stereotypes and stigmas for the families of former convicts?

Essay Topic 2

What are the repercussions a defendant may face for taking a plea deal instead of facing mandatory sentences for drug offenses? What are some of the examples of costs that a defendant may face after trial? How can these costs oppress a former inmate?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss "pretext stops" and "stop and frisk" policies as they relate to the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. How have these policies been employed? What rulings have addressed their constitutionality? What purpose do these policies serve?

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