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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 did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2011.
2. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?
(a) Slavery in the Southern United States.
(b) Segregation in public schools and buildings.
(c) Discrimination against African Americans in relation to voting rights.
(d) Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
3. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?
(a) The 4th Amendment.
(b) The 3rd Amendment.
(c) The 2nd Amendment.
(d) The 16th Amendment.
4. What term became ascribed to American Indians as a way of justifying their eradication, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
(a) "Savages."
(b) "Indians."
(c) "Blacks."
(d) "Natives."
5. In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many pieces of military equipment to local police departments?
(a) Over 1.2 million.
(b) About 3 million.
(c) Over 1.8 million.
(d) Over 1.6 million.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals release a recommendation that "no new institutions for adults should be build and existing institutions for juveniles should be closed"?
2. What does "caste" refer to?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. How many people does the author say are in prison or jail for a drug offense today in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
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