What is the blood quantum measure and how does it relate to ethnic identity?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER:
It is used to establish who counts as a Native American and should be included on tribal rolls and who does not.

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a. the population under study is infinitely large. b. there is constant mutation of alleles in the population under study. c. the population under study is very small. d. natural selection is very active e. a great gene flow activity takes place.

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When Tanzania became independent in the 1960s, there were some 120 mutually unintelligible languages spoken there. How did Tanzania address this challenge?

a. They outlawed all tribal languages and chose to speak French instead. b. They adopted Swahili as a neutral official language for everyone. c. They mandated the language of the majority of their citizens to be their national language. d. They declared no official language and instead encouraged people to become multilingual. e. They selected two national languages as a way of accommodating many citizens.

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Examine the following sentence: We need to get started on dinner. This sentence is an example of a(n) ___________ directive

A hearer-oriented B speaker-oriented C speaker- and hearer-oriented D group-oriented E impersonal

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In the United States, Native American reservations __________

a. run their own foreign policies b. cannot be entered by non-residents without visas c. cannot participate in voting for state and federal elections d. have tax immunity

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