Debate Practice Lesson Feb 4th

Debate Practice Lesson Feb 4th

Knowledge Check

Multiple Choice

This is the term used to refer to Government Policies that led to mass incarceration due to harsh prison sentences on low-level offenders.

• The War on Poverty

• The War on Drugs

• Recidivism

• Crack Cocaine Addiction

Multiple Choice

What is a mandatory minimum sentence?

• The most time an offender can get for a particular crime.

• The amount of time a judge gets to sentence someone to prison

• A small amount of time a lawyer tries to get you when they believe you are innocent

• The lowest amount of time someone can get for a particular crime.

Multiple Choice

Which country has the highest numbers of incarceration?

• Canada

• Brazil

• the United States

• Bulgaria

Multiple Choice

What is the approximate number of people incarcerated in United States Prisons?

• 100,000

• 1,500,000

• 1,900,000

• 2,300,000

Multiple Choice

What particular drug did the government pursue in its War on Drugs

• Crack Cocaine

• Crack Powder

• Cracker Jacks

• Cheese and Crackers

Multiple Choice

Recidivism means...

• That a criminal returns to society and makes a normal living.

• That someone learns their lesson for doing a crime.

• That a criminal returns to criminal behavior after being released from prison

• That instead of going to prison, many drug offenders can go to Rehab.

Multiple Choice

In what decade did the War on Drugs take off, thereby spiking the prison population?

• The 1930s

• The 1950s

• The 1970s

• The 1980s

Open your Debate notebook to a fresh page

Time for some vocabulary.

Vocabulary

• Mass Incarceration

• Recidivism

• War on Drugs

• Equity

The United States Federal Government should eliminate Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences and apply the changes to those currently incarcerated