Numerous methods have been devised to ensure that people's racial categorization was clear. The "one-drop" rule was a particular U.S. method, which arose from miscegenation laws forbidding interracial marriage. The fundamental flaw with the "one-drop" rule is that
a.) the one-drop rule depended on a nonexistent ability or test to detect, biologically, the presence of African heritage.
b.) the one-drop rule was not as accurate a determination as other tests.
c.) enforcement of the one-drop rule meant that, if found out, the individuals would need to get a divorce.
d.) the one-drop rule required blood testing verification of race on birth certificates, which were later used to reinforce antimiscegenation laws.
Answer: a.) the one-drop rule depended on a nonexistent ability or test to detect, biologically, the presence of African heritage.
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