An Argument for Continuing to Ask People About Race in the Census

question 27

Multiple Choice

An argument for continuing to ask people about race in the Census is that

• A) Census data and other federal data on race permit the measurement of housing and education segregation and racial inequalities in income and employment
• B) There is no category that accurately measures multiracial people
• C) Multiracial people have often been measured in ways that are racist
• D) People often choose different categories for the same multiracial group

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Definitions:

Anaphase-Promoting Complex

A multiprotein complex that regulates the progression of the cell cycle by triggering the transition from metaphase to anaphase in mitosis and meiosis.

Homologous Chromosomes

Chromosomes that are similar in morphology and genetic constitution. In humans there are 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes; one member of each pair is inherited from the mother, and the other from the father.

Synapsis

The process of physical association of homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis.

Anaphase I

A stage of meiosis where homologous chromosomes are separated and move to opposite poles of the cell.