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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 Swain v. Alabama decided?
2. How many African American men received a bachelor's degree from Illinois state universities in 1999?
3. Where was Emma Faye Stewart living when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep?
4. What is the jobless rate for young black male dropouts, including those incarcerated today, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
5. What sociologist is cited as saying in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that those sent to prison "are institutionally branded as a particular class of individuals"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author discuss Barack Obama's speech at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
2. What does the author mean when she refers to "second-class citizens" in the book?
3. How does the author assert drug-law enforcement is different than other types of law enforcement in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
4. What was enacted with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998?
5. How does the author describe white victims of racial caste in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
6. What were the repercussions of Emma Faye Stewart's decision to take a plea deal?
7. When did Whren v. United States go before the Supreme Court? What was the Court's decision?
8. What are the historical parallels between Jim Crow and mass incarceration that the author explores in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
9. How does the author describe the circumstances of Emma Faye Stewart's arrest in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
10. What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How has the federal government assisted local law enforcement in the pursuit of the War on Drugs? What are examples of assets granted to local law enforcement? What incentives do local law enforcement have for fighting the War on Drugs?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the history of African slavery in the United States. When did slavery emerge? When did the Transatlantic Slave Trade end? When was slavery abolished and what forms of oppression followed it?
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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