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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "The Lockdown".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the author describe the raid at Stratford High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina as having taken place in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
(a) July, 1993.
(b) November, 2003.
(c) August, 2005.
(d) March, 1999.

2. What agency arose in the Reconstruction Era that was charged with the responsibility of providing food, clothing, fuel, and other forms of assistance to former slaves?
(a) The Amerian Negro's Fund.
(b) The Freedman's Bureau.
(c) NAFTA.
(d) The NAACP.

3. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?
(a) The 2nd Amendment.
(b) The 4th Amendment.
(c) The 16th Amendment.
(d) The 3rd Amendment.

4. What Supreme Court Justice dissented on the ruling in Terry v. Ohio?
(a) Justice Douglas.
(b) Justice Bennett.
(c) Justice Woodward.
(d) Justice Blackmon.

5. When did the Supreme Court rule in United States v. Harris that the Klan Act was partially unconstitutional?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1882.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her Introduction, the author writes, "The impact of the drug war has been astounding. In less than 30 years, the U.S penal population exploded from around 300,000 to" how many?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Who wrote Slavery by Another Name?

5. How many people does the author say are in prison or jail for a drug offense today in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?

(see the answer key)

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