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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. 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?
2. When did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?
3. What term became ascribed to American Indians as a way of justifying their eradication, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
4. When was Alberta Spruill killed in a botched SWAT raid in Harlem?
5. When was Schneckloth v. Bustamonte decided?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did Terry v. Ohio go to the Supreme Court? What was the ruling?
2. What is Federalism and what role has it played in racial oppression, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
3. What legislative achievements were seen in the Reconstruction Era?
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 does the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declare?
7. What was Operation Pipeline and what impacts did it have?
8. What did the Supreme Court case of Florida v. Bostick establish?
9. What was concluded in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?
10. How did the concept of "race" emerge in America, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
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
Discuss the author's metaphor of a birdcage in The New Jim Crow. To what is a birdcage compared? What comprises the bars of the cage? What does the author remark about the door of the cage?
Essay Topic 3
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.?
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