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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 percentage of those arrested for drunk driving in 1990 were white men?
2. 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"?
3. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
4. What were the defendants in Yick Wo v. Hopkins accused of doing?
5. The author asserts in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" that although rural counties contain only 20% of the U.S. population, what percentage of new prison construction occurs there?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author assert drug-law enforcement is different than other types of law enforcement in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
2. How is Iris Marion Young's "birdcage" metaphor described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
3. How does political disenfranchisement apply to Jim Crow and mass incarceration, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
4. How did the media and propaganda contribute to the stereotype of the poor African American drug user?
5. How does the author compare the circumstances of a freed prisoner to those of a black person living in Mississippi at the height of Jim Crow in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
6. What is discussed regarding Stanley Cohen's States of Denial in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
7. What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp?
8. What is the Baldus study? What were the conclusions of the study?
9. How does the author describe white victims of racial caste in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
10. What was determined in the Supreme Court case of Rucker v. Davis?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is meant by the term "colorblindness"? Why does the author assert that colorblindness has been catastrophic for African Americans? Do you agree? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the disparities between white and African American populations in the U.S. penal system. How have prison populations changed from the 1970s to today? How have the statistics changed regarding African Americans in the criminal justice system?
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