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Which of the following statements about race and ethnicity is correct?A.E pluribus unum, a Latin phrase found on all U.S. coins, means “we celebrate diversity.”B.The U.S. Census Bureau provides people with the opportunity to identify themselves using many racial and ethnic categories or combination of categories.C.Persons of all races and ethnicities in the United States have about the same odds of being poor.D.The United States has historically granted citizenship to everyone living within our national boundaries.

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Which of the following statements about race and ethnicity is correct?A.E pluribus unum, a Latin phrase found on all U.S. coins, means “we celebrate diversity.”B.The U.S. Census Bureau provides people with the opportunity to identify themselves using many racial and ethnic categories or combination of categories.C.Persons of all races and ethnicities in the United States have about the same odds of being poor.D.The United States has historically granted citizenship to everyone living within our national boundaries.

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The correct statement about race and ethnicity is B. The U.S. Census Bureau provides people with the opportunity to identify themselves using many racial and ethnic categories or combination of categories.

Here's why the other options are incorrect:

A. E pluribus unum is a Latin phrase found on all U.S. coins, but it means "Out of many, one," not “we celebrate diversity.”

C. The odds of being poor are not the same for all races and ethnicities in the United States. Socioeconomic disparities exist among different racial and ethnic groups.

D. The United States has not historically granted citizenship to everyone living within our national boundaries. There have been many instances in history where certain groups were excluded from citizenship.

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