Interest in determining "racial purity" was not, and is not, a problem found exclusively in any society. As we have seen, numerous methods were devised in an attempt to ensure that one's racial makeup was exact and clear. The "one-drop" rule was one method, arising out of 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 racial impurities.

b. the one-drop rule required blood testing verification of race on birth certificates, which were later used to reinforce antimiscegenation laws.

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 was not as accurate a determination as other tests

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Kristian Dudley

Biology

26 November, 21:12

Interest in determining "racial purity" was not, and is not, a problem found exclusively in any society. As we have seen, numerous methods were devised in an attempt to ensure that one's racial makeup was exact and clear. The "one-drop" rule was one method, arising out of 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 racial impurities.

b. the one-drop rule required blood testing verification of race on birth certificates, which were later used to reinforce antimiscegenation laws.

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 was not as accurate a determination as other tests

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Ashton Johnson · Answer 1

Answer: A. the one-drop rule depended on a nonexistent ability or test to detect, biologically, the presence of racial impurities.

Explanation:

The one-drop rule is a system of classifying an individual to a particular race just because one of his/her ancestor is of Sub-saharan origin despite the physical appearance (phenotype) of the individual. The short coming of this rule is that there is no scientific test carried out to determine the individuals genetic make up.