In the United States, Data Are Already Collected from Nearly

question 22

Essay

In the United States, data are already collected from nearly everyone for Social Security cards and drivers' licenses. Why then does the country not have a population register that would eliminate the need for the census?

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Definitions:

Dominant

Referring to a trait that overshadows or is more likely to be expressed in the presence of another.

Recessive Genes

Genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, as opposed to dominant genes.

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that are genetically identical because they were formed from a single fertilized egg that split into two.

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, they are two siblings born from separate eggs fertilized by separate sperm, sharing 50% of their DNA, much like regular siblings.