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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many African American men received a bachelor's degree from Illinois state universities in 1999?
(a) 2,567.
(b) 693.
(c) 1,235.
(d) 992.

2. What was Terrance Bostick found to be carrying on a Greyhound Bus in the case of Florida v. Bostick?
(a) A pound of heroin.
(b) A pound of marijuana.
(c) A pound of cocaine.
(d) A pound of quaaludes.

3. Where was Emma Faye Stewart living when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep?
(a) Hearne, Texas.
(b) Austin, Texas.
(c) Dallas, Texas.
(d) Houston, Texas.

4. In 2006, one in how many African American men was behind bars?
(a) 29.
(b) 14.
(c) 106.
(d) 20.

5. According to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," what "was the device employed to protect the institution of slavery and the political power of slaveholding states" when the Constitution was written?
(a) Federalism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Authoritarianism.
(d) Democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what notable case did the Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?

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

3. Who is the author of Doing Time on the Outside?

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

5. Where did Warren McCleskey commit the crime he was accused of?

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