1. Briefly describe what you understand as the Old Jim Crow. Why does Michelle Alexander consider the criminal justice system as creating a new Jim Crow? Describe fully all the steps she takes to prove her claim. Are you persuaded of her arguments? 2. If you were the president of the United States, which of these two issues would you consider the greatest domestic threat facing the United States: Economic inequality or environmental threat created by global warming? What are the causes and the consequences of the threat you have chosen and what public policies would you recommend to solve the threat? Be specific. 3. Explain briefly but fully each of the following: a) The power problem as it relates to American government. B) What are “fundamental rights”? Describe the three levels of scrutiny applied by the Supreme Court in cases which involve fundamental rights. c) What do you understand as the theory of supply-side economics? What are some of the consequences? D) What are the factors that lead to voter suppression? Does race and ethnicity play a role? E) What are the Three reasons or incentives for joining interest groups? Why do American labor unions tend to be weak interest groups?
