You must respond to each question with 2-4 sentences. When answering questions, refer back to the film 13th and the book The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander pgs 59-96.
1. What is the 13th Amendment? How or why does the 13th amendment allow for Black and Brown Americans to be mass incarcerated?
2. Compare Jim Crow to The New Jim Crow. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different?
3. What is a mandatory minimum sentence and how does it contribute to mass incarceration?
4. Briefly discuss the Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio (mentioned in the text The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander). Address why police discretion is a key point to making the War on Drugs (mass incarceration) happen.
5. Why are pretextual stops a favorite tool of law enforcement in the War on Drugs?
13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix (youtube.com) I attached what the film looks like at the bottom.
You must respond to each question with 2-4 sentences. When answering questions,
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