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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. When was the ruling for Terry v. Ohio decided?
2. 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?
3. What years comprised the Reconstruction Era?
4. The author states in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," "Any candid observer of American racial history must acknowledge that racism is highly" what?
5. In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many pieces of military equipment to local police departments?
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. What does "Jim Crow" refer to?
3. What legislative achievements were seen in the Reconstruction Era?
4. Who declared the "War on Drugs"? When was it declared?
5. What are "pretext stops"? How are they employed in the War on Drugs?
6. What does the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declare?
7. What obstacle does the Barack Obama presidency present for civil rights advocates, according to the author in the Introduction?
8. What was Operation Pipeline and what impacts did it have?
9. What was dedided in the case of California v. Acevedo?
10. What is the Ku Klux Klan? What did the Ku Klux Klan acts dictate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are Jim Crow laws? When were these laws established? Where were they established? What were the repercussions of the Jim Crow laws?
Essay Topic 2
How did the wealthy planter class manage to create a divide between poor white workers and poor black workers in the American colonies? Why did they do so? How did they benefit from this estrangement?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the stigmas and stereotypes regarding former inmates in the U.S. How are these stereotypes and stigmas propagated? What are the impacts of these stereotypes and stigmas for the families of former convicts?
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