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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "The Lockdown".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2005, how many drug arrests were for possession?
(a) Three out of five.
(b) Two out of five.
(c) One out of three.
(d) Four out of five.

2. When did the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals release a recommendation that "no new institutions for adults should be build and existing institutions for juveniles should be closed"?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1976.

3. When were Michael Whren and James Brown stopped by plainclothes officers and searched?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1999.

4. When was the major conference held called "Why We Can't Wait: Reversing the Retreat on Civil Rights"?
(a) March, 2008.
(b) October, 2007.
(c) June, 2004.
(d) July, 2001.

5. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?
(a) The 2nd Amendment.
(b) The 4th Amendment.
(c) The 16th Amendment.
(d) The 3rd Amendment.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Military Cooperation with Law Enforcement Act passed?

2. When did Congress, at the behest of Ronald Reagan, revise the program that provides federal aid to law enforcement, renaming it the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program?

3. What does "caste" refer to?

4. Who was the executive director of the Sentencing Project when the book was written?

5. When does the author describe the raid at Stratford High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina as having taken place in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?

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