Mass Incarceration

Question 1

What year was the War on Drugs declared?

Answer 1

1971; Nixon

Question 2

Drugs had become a symbol of what?

Answer 2

Youthful rebellion, social upheaval, political dissent

Question 3

The Reagan administration was in response to what epidemic?

Answer 3

Crack

Question 4

What did the Anti-Drug Abuse Act do?

Answer 4

Added 29 mandatory minimums for drug crimes; 5 and 10 year minimum penalties for drug trafficking

Question 5

What did the Nancy Reagan “Just say no” campaign establish?

Answer 5

DARE

Question 6

What was the sentencing disparity for crack-cocaine under the Reagans?

Answer 6

100 to 1

Question 7

When does mass incarceration begin?

Answer 7

War on Drugs

Question 8

What did Bush’s campaign run on in relation to Willie Horton?

Answer 8

Menacing image of black criminals —> tough on crime

Question 9

What was the 1994 Crime Control Bill in response to?

Answer 9

Public fear of crime, particularly in predominantly black neighborhoods

Question 10

What were the two impacts of the 1994 Crime Control Bill?

Answer 10

Three strikes laws and stricter penalties for multiple crimes

Question 11

What were the results of the 1994 Crime Control Bill?

Answer 11

Federal prison population doubled; states enacted tougher sentencing laws; trend of mass incarceration continued upward