AAS - 13TH DOCUMENTARY QUIZ

What is the loophole in the 13th amendment?

• Men and women are allowed to vote

• Slavery did not end

• It was the 12th amendment that ended slavery

• no forced labor except as punishment for a crime

Which term was NOT used by the media to portray civil rights activists?

• Criminals

• Thugs

• Terrorists

• Heroes

The era of 'mass incarceration' began in what decade?

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s

Which political party supported the mass incarceration of Blacks?

• Democratic

• Republic

• Both supported

• Neither

Which Presidents below were in support of mass incarceration?

• Nixon

• Reagan

• Clinton

• All 3 supported it

Term used to describe the series of actions leading toward the prohibition of illegal drugs

• Drug Attack

• Protests

• Freedom Raids

• War on Drugs

Why did U.S. laws deal w crack vs cocaine/heroin differently?

• Crack had longer prison sentences and was usually associated more with Black or Hispanic people.

• Cocaine was considered more sophisticated and usually consumed more by White people

• If law enforcement focused more on crack, it can impact Black communities more

• All of these are correct

Which specific demographic group has been overrepresented in the news as criminals?

• All minorities

• Latino Men

• Black Men

• Asian Men

Which 2 terms were identified in the documentary that directly contributed to generations of Black kids growing up fatherless, jobless, etc.?

• Thugs

• Superpredators

• Gangsters

• Criminals

A bill passed in 1994 by Bill Clinton for crime control included the _____ ____ law,

• 3 Strikes

• No More

• Say No

• Rise Up