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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the author in the Introduction, how many people are in prison in the United States per 100,000?
2. How many people does the author say are in prison or jail for a drug offense today in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
3. 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?
4. What U.S. Constitutional Amendment provided that the right to vote should not be denied on account of race?
5. Who wrote Slavery by Another Name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What legislative achievements were seen in the Reconstruction Era?
2. What was dedided in the case of California v. Acevedo?
3. What percentages do drug offenses account for in the rise of the federal inmate population and state prisoners, according to the author in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
4. What does a "consent search" refer to?
5. What does the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declare?
6. How has the U.S. penal population changed from 1980 to today?
7. What led to the ermergence of slavery as the primary means for labor in the South?
8. Who declared the "War on Drugs"? When was it declared?
9. How did the concept of "race" emerge in America, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
10. What were the impacts and repercussions of Bacon's Rebellion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the history of African slavery in the United States. When did slavery emerge? When did the Transatlantic Slave Trade end? When was slavery abolished and what forms of oppression followed it?
Essay Topic 2
What are the repercussions a defendant may face for taking a plea deal instead of facing mandatory sentences for drug offenses? What are some of the examples of costs that a defendant may face after trial? How can these costs oppress a former inmate?
Essay Topic 3
How does the author define "racial caste"? What systems are in place to establish and maintain racial castes today? What systems from the past does the author discuss?
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