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asmith134

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The term __________ refers to a social system in which status is assumed to be acquired through individual ability and effort.
 
  a. tracking
 b. credentialism
 c. meritocracy
 d. educational bureaucracy

Question 2

The Trail of Tears was one of the most disastrous acts of the forced assimilation that African Americans experienced in the United States.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

False





 

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