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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. What years comprised the Reconstruction Era?
2. When was the ruling for Terry v. Ohio decided?
3. When did Bacon's Rebellion take place?
4. 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?
5. What does "caste" refer to?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the concept of "race" emerge in America, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
2. How are the circumstances of Robert Robinette's arrest described in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
3. Who declared the "War on Drugs"? When was it declared?
4. What legislative achievements were seen in the Reconstruction Era?
5. How do incarceration rates in the U.S. compare with those in other countries across the globe?
6. What did the Supreme Court case of Florida v. Bostick establish?
7. What was concluded in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?
8. 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"?
9. What was dedided in the case of California v. Acevedo?
10. How does the author define "caste"? What is meant by "racial caste"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the contributions of Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush in the War on Drugs. What acts were introduced by these presidents? What impacts did they have on the mass incarceration problems?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the "Black Lives Matter" movement in relation to the themes and situations addressed in The New Jim Crow. Do you think that the Black Lives Matter movement is an attempt to address the racial disparities of prisoners? How has this movement changed things in the U.S.?
Essay Topic 3
What are Jim Crow laws? When were these laws established? Where were they established? What were the repercussions of the Jim Crow laws?
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