1. Where did crack cocaine first emerge in poor black neighborhoods in the United States before spreading elsewhere?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Tuscon.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

2. What does the author describe printed on a bright orange poster that opened her mind to the themes of the book in the Introduction?
(a) "Affirmative Action is the New Jim Crow."
(b) "The Drug War is the New Jim Crow."
(c) "Mass Incarceration is the New Jim Crow."
(d) "Racism Still Exists Today."

3. When was the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins decided?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1886.

4. When was the Military Cooperation with Law Enforcement Act passed?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1989.

5. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Houston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Congress, at the behest of Ronald Reagan, revise the program that provides federal aid to law enforcement, renaming it the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program?

2. When did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?

3. What years comprised the Reconstruction Era?

4. What does "caste" refer to?

5. When was Schneckloth v. Bustamonte decided?

(see the answer key)

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