The United States holds what number of the world's prisoners?
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world.
13th amendment states that:
A.People have a right to keep and bear guns
B.It's unconstitutional for someone to be held as slaves
C.Everyone should be free to exercise their religion.
What's true about the 13th amendment?
A.Slavery of all forms ended with the passing of the 13th amendment.
B.It disproportionally criminalizes black people.
C.The loophole is that if you are held as a criminal, you can be treated like one.
After the Civil War, African Americans were:
A.given the same opportunities as whites.
B.richer than whites.
C.mass incarcerated.
D.entering college at higher rates than whites.
The image of African American male was portrayed as:
A.kind and gentle
B.a threat to white females
C.respected in society
D.evil
Slavery in the United States officially ended in
A.December 1865
B.March 1991
C.July 1820
D.December 1790
What is true about "law"?
A."Law" is any set of norms that regulates the conduct and provides for social control
B.Not all societies have "law", which occurs only when informal controls are weak.
C.Types of law correspond to the types of society.
D.Law is always fair and just. No exceptions.
How many definitions of law do we have?
A.twelve
B.forty-seven
C.Many depending on who's defining it.
D.There is only one correct definition.
Law and society are nested, each within the other.
What do we associate Garland's name with?
A.Feminist theories
B.Culture of control
C.Immigration policies
D.Christmas
Systemic injustice in the United States is non-existent.
How many elected prosecutors in the United States are white?
A.95%
B.57%
C.50%
D.Less than 3%
97% of people in prison are there on a plea bargain