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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Federal law provides that a child-support enforcement officer can garnish up to what percent of an individual's wages for child support?
(a) Up to 50%.
(b) Up to 65%.
(c) Up to 15%.
(d) Up to 45%.

2. When was the first year that a black person ever sat on a jury in the United States?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1873.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1860.

3. When did the American Civil War end by proclamation?
(a) May 9, 1865.
(b) March 1, 1863.
(c) September 16, 1862.
(d) January 1, 1866.

4. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) 20.

5. When was the ruling in Florida v. Bostick decided?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1982.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the conflict labor camp the Parchman Farm established?

2. Whose quote opens the section "The Birth of Slavery" in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?

3. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?

4. Who was the judge assigned to Edward Clary's case in the Federal District of Missouri?

5. When was Schneckloth v. Bustamonte decided?

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