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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 in Florida v. Bostick decided?

2. When was the ruling for Terry v. Ohio decided?

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

4. When did California pass Proposition 184, the Three Strikes Law?

5. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who declared the "War on Drugs"? When was it declared?

3. What is the Ku Klux Klan? What did the Ku Klux Klan acts dictate?

4. What is Federalism and what role has it played in racial oppression, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?

5. What were the "black codes" and what impact did they have?

6. What does "Jim Crow" refer to?

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

8. How do incarceration rates in the U.S. compare with those in other countries across the globe?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is "affirmative action" and when did it emerge in the United States? What are the pros and cons of affirmative action? Where does the author stand on this issue? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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