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Appendix E

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |
|Racial formation |Racial formation is when individuals are categorized or divided into different racial categories. |
|Segregation |Segregation is the separation socially and physically of the categories of people. |
|De jure segregation |The separation of the categories of people by the law. |
|Pluralism |When the minority groups maintains their cultural traditions |
|Assimilation |Adapting or conforming to the group of people. |

Part II

Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each:

• Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group?

Throughout the most of the U.S. history in most locations American White race has been the majority with more than 300 million people living in the United States which includes non-Hispanic/Latino and Hispanic/Latino. American White race are also the majority in forty nine out of the fifty states with the exception being Hawaii. The most common ancestries are traced from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The United State is a very diverse country with both racially and ethnically groups. According to the United States Census Bureau White Americans with White American including non-Hispanic/Latino and Hispanic/Latino hold 72% of the population in the United States as of 2010. The White American is the majority in each region. This has been a very