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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. When did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?
(a) 2013.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2012.
2. The author asserts in the Introduction that one in how many young African American men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system--in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole?
(a) One in ten.
(b) One in three.
(c) One in four.
(d) One in five.
3. In the Urban League's 1990 report, "The State of Black America," it stated, "There is at least one concept that must be recognized if one is to see the pervasive and insidious nature of the drug problem for the African American community. Though difficult to accept, that is the concept of" what?
(a) "Genocide."
(b) "Poverty."
(c) "Confidentiality."
(d) "Racism."
4. What U.S. President proposed "One Strike and You're Out" legislation that strengthened eviction rules and urged that drug offenders be automatically excluded from public housing?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Barack Obama.
5. The author notes in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that two-thirds of people detained in jails report annual incomes under what amount prior to their arrests?
(a) Under $12,000.
(b) Under $20,000.
(c) Under $10,000.
(d) Under $5,000.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the dominant means of securing cheap labor in the early colonial period in America, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
2. Who wrote Slavery by Another Name?
3. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?
4. In what year was the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act passed that differentiated marijuana from other narcotics?
5. According to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," possession of a tiny amount of crack cocaine carries a mandatory minimum sentence of what?
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