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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. When did the Supreme Court rule in United States v. Harris that the Klan Act was partially unconstitutional?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1889.

2. In the Urban League's 1990 report, "The State of Black America," it stated, "There is at least one concept that must be recognized if one is to see the pervasive and insidious nature of the drug problem for the African American community. Though difficult to accept, that is the concept of" what?
(a) "Racism."
(b) "Poverty."
(c) "Confidentiality."
(d) "Genocide."

3. When was Schneckloth v. Bustamonte decided?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1979.

4. What was Terrance Bostick found to be carrying on a Greyhound Bus in the case of Florida v. Bostick?
(a) A pound of heroin.
(b) A pound of quaaludes.
(c) A pound of cocaine.
(d) A pound of marijuana.

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"?
(a) August, 2005.
(b) March, 1999.
(c) November, 2003.
(d) July, 1993.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?

2. The author states in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," "Any candid observer of American racial history must acknowledge that racism is highly" what?

3. What are the three major racialized systems of control adopted by the United States toward African Americans, according to the author in the Introduction?

4. In her Introduction, the author writes, "The impact of the drug war has been astounding. In less than 30 years, the U.S penal population exploded from around 300,000 to" how many?

5. What term became ascribed to American Indians as a way of justifying their eradication, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?

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