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The criminalization of opium use in the United States can be traced to which of the following?
 
  a. The high rate of birth defects linked to the use of opium by pregnant women
 b. The high rate of death among laborers who used opium while building U. S. railroads
 c. The use of opium among Chinese immigrant laborers, who threatened white jobs
 d. The fear that white American youth would learn the techniques and motivations to use opium

Question 2

How would conflict theorists explain differences in sentencing between crack and cocaine possession?
 
  a. People of the upper classes are more likely to use cocaine and have access to lawmaking power.
 b. Crack is more dangerous than cocaine.
 c. More people use crack than cocaine.
 d. Cocaine is a part of our culture.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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