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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. The author asserts in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "All racial caste systems, not just mass incarceration, have been supported by" what?
2. Where was Emma Faye Stewart living when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep?
3. What are the only two states that allow inmates to vote while incarcerated?
4. When did the article "Where Have the Black Men Gone" appear in Ebony magazine?
5. According to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice," white youth have about how many times the number of drug-related emergency room visits as their African American counterparts?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was enacted with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988?
2. What are the obstacles that former criminals face in terms of finding housing?
3. How does the author describe the crime statistics of Chicago in regard to race in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
4. How does the author compare the circumstances of a freed prisoner to those of a black person living in Mississippi at the height of Jim Crow in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
5. How does the author assert drug-law enforcement is different than other types of law enforcement in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
6. When did Whren v. United States go before the Supreme Court? What was the Court's decision?
7. How does the author describe white victims of racial caste in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
8. How does political disenfranchisement apply to Jim Crow and mass incarceration, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
9. What are the financial debts that a former criminal may face? How much of their wages can be garnished to cover these expenses?
10. What was enacted with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the disparities between white and African American populations in the U.S. penal system. How have prison populations changed from the 1970s to today? How have the statistics changed regarding African Americans in the criminal justice system?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the "Black Lives Matter" movement in relation to the themes and situations addressed in The New Jim Crow. Do you think that the Black Lives Matter movement is an attempt to address the racial disparities of prisoners? How has this movement changed things in the U.S.?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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