President Barack Obama's Mother Was a White Woman from Kansas

question 44

Multiple Choice

President Barack Obama's mother was a white woman from Kansas and his father was a black man from Kenya. What deeply embedded concept of racial division is revealed by the way people regard his race and even debate his birthplace?

• A) hypodescent
• B) genotype
• C) civil rights
• D) racialization

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Passive Immunity

Immunity acquired by the transfer of antibodies from another individual, such as from mother to fetus through the placenta, or through antibody-containing blood products.

Cell Mediated

Relating to the immune response that does not involve antibodies but rather the activation of white blood cells against pathogens.

Active Immunity

Immunity acquired through the immune system's response to a disease organism or vaccination, leading to the production of antibodies.

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