What Was the "One Drop" Rule and How Was It

question 31

Essay

What was the "one drop" rule and how was it used to maintain the dominance of white Americans in the United States for many years?

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Definitions:

Test Construction

The process of designing assessments to measure specific abilities, knowledge, or traits accurately and reliably.

Empirically Constructed

Developed or based on observations, experiments, and evidence rather than theory or pure logic.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect in a certain context, used as a default position until evidence suggests otherwise.

Correlation

A measure of the relationship between two variables, indicating how one may predict or relate to the other.