CRM/LAW C178 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Civil Rights Cases, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution

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Part 1 concept identifications (6 pts x 2 = 12 pts total) Below is a list of five concepts and examples we have covered in readings and class. Please select two concepts and explain this concept"s significance for this course. You may use case law, historical and contemporary events, and other examples from readings and lectures to substantiate your answers. Each concept identification should be no more than 2 paragraphs: marijuana. Student in class brought up the idea that we may be moving towards the right direction by legalizing marijuana because poc are more likely to be arrested for possession. Other student brought up that legislators are only concerned about themselves and furthering the white market. It"s an example of interest convergence: permanence of racism. When the barriers are lowered in one era, only to reveal a new set of more sophisticated but no less effective policies that maintain blacks in subordinate status (bell,pg.