Exam 3: United States

Under the name of _____________,Gangster Disciples engaged in voter registration drives and have supported unsuccessful candidates for the city council.​

By the mid-1960s,the Mexican Mafia had assumed control over most prison _____________,especially in California.

The Gangster Disciples (GDs)extort money from other drug dealers for the right to sell in areas in which the GDs assert control.​

How does an individual become a member of a "made" member of a Mafia Family? Describe the process,from recruitment to initiation.​

In the aftermath of the Castellammarese War,five Mafia families emerged in New York City.Which of the following is $\underline{\text{NOT}}$ one of these five major crime families?

Mafia members and associates are organized into ____________,semi-independent units nominally headed by a caporegime.

Due to its large size and scope of its drug operations,a bureaucratic leadership model was adopted by Chicago's best-known African American crime gang known as the _____________.​

By 1930,two infamous Mafia bosses,Masseria and Maranzano,waged war on each other for control of the city.By what name was this struggle for domination of Italian American organized crime rackets in New York known?

The rules of the American Mafia,such as loyalty to the crime "Family" above one's own biological family,coincides with the deep historical traditions and values found in southern Italy.​

In New York,an organized crime group is referred to as:​

Which of the following infamous duos of gang leaders were responsible for the creation of the Gangster Disciples?​

The _____________ emerged in 19th century New York as a lawful fraternal society designed to advance the interests of Sicilian immigrants.​

MS-13 members have international connections with members maintaining constant contact with their counterparts in Central America.Thus,their connections,coupled with their experience with illegal immigration,has led MS-13 to control many of what is referred as "________ services" that bring aliens from Central America into the United States.​

Shorties is a term used by Gangster Disciples to describe those members that comprise the rank-and-file members who are responsible for the street level drug dealing.​

At the center of the American Mafia Family patron-client network is:

MS-13 members have international connections,with members maintaining constant contact with counterparts in _____________.​

By 1930,there were two major Mafia factions in New York,one headed by _____________ operating out of the Little Italy of East Harlem,and the other by _____________,whose business office was in midtown Manhattan.​

Just like the American Mafia,the Mexican Mafia operates using a hierarchical business model,with only one boss.

Entry into the Mexican Mafia requires a(n)____________ and a unanimous vote of members in a jail or a prison or an operating street clique.​

All of the following are ways in which an individuals seeking membership in MS-13 may have to prove their allegiance, $\bold{\text{except}}$ for:​