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mynx

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Which of the following statements best describes the way our census has dealt with race in the past two centuries?
 
  a. Racial classifications have remained largely unchanged since the original census.
 b. Whereas the original census had a number of racial categories, the most recent census has only two.
 c. Race has never been a part of the U.S. census.
 d. Both the number and type of races available on the census has fluctuated throughout the years.

Question 2

In 1960, the U.S. Census recognized which of the following racial categories?
 
  a. Black and white
 b. White, black, and Hispanic
 c. Native American and non-Native American
 d. White and non-white



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

d



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