The New Jim Crow Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michelle Alexander and Michelle McCool
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The New Jim Crow Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michelle Alexander and Michelle McCool
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who described The Strange Career of Jim Crow as the "historical bible of the Civil Rights Movement"?

2. When was the home of Scott Bryant raided by police in Dodge City, Wisconsin?

3. What Supreme Court Justice said of the Florida v. Bostick case that "the basis of the decision to single out particular passengers during a suspicionless sweep is less likely to be inarticulate than unspeakable"?

4. 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?

5. What Constitutional Amendment prohibits states from denying citizens due process and "equal protection of the law"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author define "caste"? What is meant by "racial caste"?

2. What legislative achievements were seen in the Reconstruction Era?

3. What obstacle does the Barack Obama presidency present for civil rights advocates, according to the author in the Introduction?

4. What does "Jim Crow" refer to?

5. What are "pretext stops"? How are they employed in the War on Drugs?

6. What were the impacts and repercussions of Bacon's Rebellion?

7. What led to the ermergence of slavery as the primary means for labor in the South?

8. What did the Supreme Court case of Florida v. Bostick establish?

9. How do incarceration rates in the U.S. compare with those in other countries across the globe?

10. What was dedided in the case of California v. Acevedo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When did the War on Drugs emerge in the United States? How was the media involved in this campaign? What legislation emerged as a result of the War on Drugs? What impacts has the War on Drugs had on American society?

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 "black exceptionalism"? How does black exceptionalism pose obstacles for civil rights advocates? What are examples of black exceptionalism seen in politics today?

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