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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 did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?

2. According to criminologist Peter Kraska, how many cases of flawed paramilitary raids reached the appellate level between 1989 and 2001?

3. When did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?

4. How many people does the author say are in prison or jail for a drug offense today in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?

5. In 2005, how many drug arrests were for possession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to the ermergence of slavery as the primary means for labor in the South?

2. What was dedided in the case of California v. Acevedo?

3. How has the U.S. penal population changed from 1980 to today?

4. What were the impacts and repercussions of Bacon's Rebellion?

5. How does the author define "caste"? What is meant by "racial caste"?

6. What does a "consent search" refer to?

7. When did Terry v. Ohio go to the Supreme Court? What was the ruling?

8. What obstacle does the Barack Obama presidency present for civil rights advocates, according to the author in the Introduction?

9. What are "pretext stops"? How are they employed in the War on Drugs?

10. What was concluded in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

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

Why was Brown v. Board of Education a significant Supreme Court ruling? How did this case change society between African Americans and whites in the South? How did it impact life in the North?

Essay Topic 3

What are the mandatory sentences for crack cocaine possession? What sentences are mandatory for powder cocaine possession? Why is there a disparity? How does this disparity impact the African American community?

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