Question 1

What arguments are made by Shelden (2007) that the criminal justice system can be seen as a system used to maintain status quo arrangements in society based on social class?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What arguments are made by Shelden (2007)...

Question 2

Which of the following allowed states to prevent the importation of prison goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawes-Cooper Act 
B)  Ashurst-Sumners Act 
C)  Walsh-Healy Act 
D)  None of the above

Question 3

____________ is understood to mean the median level of wealth and income in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ is understood to mean the median...

Question 4

Which states do not restrict anyone's voting rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maine and Vermont 
B)  Maine and Massachusetts 
C)  New York and Rhode Island 
D)  Virginia and Massachusetts

Question 5

Which Supreme Court case ruled that subjecting welfare recipients to drug testing without reasonable suspicion was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Powell v. Alabama 
B)  Nichols v. United States 
C)  Marchwinski v. Howard 
D)  Richardson v. Ramirez

Question 6

Eight in ten criminal defendants are ___________, meaning too poor to be able to afford a private attorney.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Eight in ten criminal defendants are ___________,...

Question 7

The legal challenge in the case of Richardson v. Ramirez was focused on the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifth Amendment 
B)  Sixth Amendment 
C)  Eighth Amendment 
D)  Fourteenth Amendment

Question 8

Which of the following can be considered a type of collateral consequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex offender registries 
B)  Felony disenfranchisement 
C)  Sentencing enhancements 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

There are serious scholars who argue that the criminal justice system is actually designed to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Control those in the upper-class 
B)  Control the poor 
C)  Focus on corporate crime 
D)  Ignore acts of street crime

Question 10

Which of the following would not be an example of harmful behaviors committed by the powerful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conducting unnecessary surgery 
B)  Maintaining unsafe workplaces 
C)  Engaging in robbery 
D)  Producing environmental pollution

Question 11

The major bias against the poor comes from ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminal law 
B)  Policing 
C)  Sentencing 
D)  Corrections

Question 12

Which of the following can be considered collateral consequences of the incarceration binge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rising rates of single-parent families 
B)  Rising unemployment 
C)  Record levels of urban poverty 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

In which stage of the criminal justice system is there bias against the poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Policing 
B)  Courts 
C)  Corrections 
D)  All of the above

Exam 8: Social Class and the Law