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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. In Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" the author describes a speech that Barack Obama gave during his presidential campaign. Where was the speech given?

2. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?

3. What percentage of professional black women are unmarried today, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

4. What fraction of the young black male population in the United States today are unemployed, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

5. What writer for Time magazine wrote a critique of Obama's speech, as described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is discussed regarding Stanley Cohen's States of Denial in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

2. What was enacted with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988?

3. How does the author describe the circumstances of Emma Faye Stewart's arrest in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?

4. How does the author compare the incarceration rates of blacks and whites in the U.S. for drug offenses versus the statistics of use among blacks and whites in the country?

5. How did the media and propaganda contribute to the stereotype of the poor African American drug user?

6. What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp?

7. Why does the author discuss Barack Obama's speech at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

8. What is the Baldus study? What were the conclusions of the study?

9. What are the historical parallels between Jim Crow and mass incarceration that the author explores in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

10. What were the repercussions of Emma Faye Stewart's decision to take a plea deal?

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 does the author define "racial caste"? What systems are in place to establish and maintain racial castes today? What systems from the past does the author discuss?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Reconstruction Era Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. What did each of these amendments dictate? When were they enacted? What is their importance today?

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