In the early 1900s, many states passed eugenics laws in order to prevent biologically defective people from having children. What was their goal in doing this?
A) It was a form of punishment for criminals.
B) To reduce the number of people on welfare
C) To prevent genetic diseases
D) To improve the status of children
E) To improve the "human stock"
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Q1: We know enough about inheritance and genetics
Q2: What is a Eugenics Law?
A) Any law
Q3: Who was Carrie Buck?
A) The woman behind
Q5: According to the eugenics laws common in
Q6: When eugenics was practiced in the United
Q7: What is genetic determinism?
A) It says that
Q8: According to genetic determinism, should eugenics laws
Q9: What do we now know about genes
Q10: Even if eugenics laws were somehow ethical,
Q11: How do we know that genes do
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