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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. Approximately how many people have been arrested for drug offenses since the drug war began, according to the author in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
3. The author states in her Introduction, "Conversations about class are resisted in part because there is a tendency to imagine that one's class reflects upon" what?
4. Where was Terrance Bostick traveling on a Greyhound bus when he was arrested?
5. When was the ruling in Florida v. Bostick decided?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the Supreme Court case of Florida v. Bostick establish?
2. How did the concept of "race" emerge in America, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
3. How are the circumstances of Robert Robinette's arrest described in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
4. What obstacle does the Barack Obama presidency present for civil rights advocates, according to the author in the Introduction?
5. How has the U.S. penal population changed from 1980 to today?
6. What was Operation Pipeline and what impacts did it have?
7. Who declared the "War on Drugs"? When was it declared?
8. What does a "consent search" refer to?
9. What were the impacts and repercussions of Bacon's Rebellion?
10. What legislative achievements were seen in the Reconstruction Era?
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
What is "black exceptionalism"? How does black exceptionalism pose obstacles for civil rights advocates? What are examples of black exceptionalism seen in politics today?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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