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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 Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?
2. The author concludes in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" that during the age of slavery, white plantation owners were motivated principally by what component?
3. According to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," possession of a tiny amount of crack cocaine carries a mandatory minimum sentence of what?
4. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?
5. Who is attributed to the quote in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does political disenfranchisement apply to Jim Crow and mass incarceration, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
2. 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?
3. 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"?
4. What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp?
5. What is discussed regarding Stanley Cohen's States of Denial in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
6. When did Whren v. United States go before the Supreme Court? What was the Court's decision?
7. What was determined in the Supreme Court case of Rucker v. Davis?
8. When was crack-cocaine introduced to users in the U.S.? What involvement did the government have with the introduction of crack to African American communities?
9. How does the author describe white victims of racial caste in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
10. How does the author assert drug-law enforcement is different than other types of law enforcement in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
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 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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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