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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 did Bacon's Rebellion take place?
2. When did California modify the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36?
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. What term is used in the book to describe "a traffic stop motivated not by any desire to enforce traffic laws, but instead motivated by a desire to hunt for drugs in the absence of any evidence of illegal drug activity"?
5. The author asserts in the Introduction that one in how many young African American men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system--in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author use Jarvious Cotton as an example in the Introduction to The New Jim Crow?
2. What did the Supreme Court case of Florida v. Bostick establish?
3. What are "pretext stops"? How are they employed in the War on Drugs?
4. What were the impacts and repercussions of Bacon's Rebellion?
5. How has the U.S. penal population changed from 1980 to today?
6. What was dedided in the case of California v. Acevedo?
7. What obstacle does the Barack Obama presidency present for civil rights advocates, according to the author in the Introduction?
8. What does a "consent search" refer to?
9. What legislative achievements were seen in the Reconstruction Era?
10. When did Terry v. Ohio go to the Supreme Court? What was the ruling?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
What are the repercussions a defendant may face for taking a plea deal instead of facing mandatory sentences for drug offenses? What are some of the examples of costs that a defendant may face after trial? How can these costs oppress a former inmate?
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