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"The New Jim Crow" Self-Quiz
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Which of the following of is true of the United States today according to Alexander?
It has entered an era of post-racialism.
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It no longer accepts the use of race as explicit justification for discrimination.
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It has ended racial caste.
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None of the above
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Alexander claims that it is currently legal to discriminate openly against _______ in nearly all the ways it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans.
the poor
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criminals
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women
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undocumented immigrants
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According to Alexander, _______ amount(s) to a system racialized social control that she calls "the new Jim Crow."
laws couched in explicitly racist terms
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openly discriminatory policing policies
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mass incarceration of poor people of color
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All of the above
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What accounts for the increase in US incarceration rates since the 1970s?
Increase in violent crime
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Population growth
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Changes in US drug policies
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Increase in drug use
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What do the new and old Jim Crow have in common?
They both deny people the right to vote.
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They both exclude people from jury service.
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They both impose fees and fines.
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All of the above
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