Building Bridges 2016

Mass Incarceration

100

Leading our world in Incarceration Rates, the U.S has what percent of our world's population behind bars? a) 16% b) 42% c) 25% d) 7%

c) 25%

200

In 2013 there were over 1.5 million drug arrests, what percent of these drug arrests were only for possession? a) 21% b) 50% c) 10% d) 80%

d) 80%

300

How many children in the U.S are growing up with one or more parents incarcerated? a) 1 million b) 2.7 million c) 500,000 d) 1.5 million

b) 2.7 million

400

Together, Black and Latino people make up 30% of the U.S population, disproportionately they make up what percent of the people in Federal prisons for drug offenses? a) 30% b) 50% c) 10% d) 77 %

d) 77%

U.S Drug Policy

100

How many states have decriminalized marijuana by eliminating penalties for simple possession and small amounts for personal use? a) 10 b) 20 c) 50 d) 16

b) 20

200

Though they are chemically almost identical, Crack and Cocaine yield widely different sentencing. 28 grams of Crack yields a 5 year mandatory minimum sentence, how many grams of Cocaine would yield the same? a) 28 grams c) 15 grams d) 500 grams c) 250 grams

d) 500 grams

History of the War on Drugs

100

The "official" war on drugs began in a) 1960 b) 1982 c) 1971 d) 1957

c) 1971

200

Which President declared the "official" war on drugs? a) Jimmy Carter b) Richard Nixon c) George Bush Sr. d) Ronald Reagan

b) Richard Nixon

300

What group was founded in 1987, by Arnold Trebach and Kevin Zeese, was described as being in direct opposition to the war on drugs? a) Anti-Drug Organization b) Drug Policy Foundation c) Men against Mandatory Minimums d) Politicians against Drug Policy

b) Drug Policy Foundation

International

100

What was the first nation to Legalize Marijuana? a) Netherlands b) Papua New Guinea c) Uruguay d) Colorado

c) Uruguay

Random

100

How much does the US spend annually on the War on Drugs? a) $ 1 Billion b) $ 200,000 c) $ 51 Billion d) $ 2.6 Million

c) $ 51 Billion