Beginning about 1890, approximately twenty states enacted segregation laws. What effect did they have? Select all that apply. People of Oriental descent could immigrate freely, but not people of Mexican descent They enforced compulsory segregation of people along racial lines so African Americans couldn't swim in the same swimming pools as whites. People of Native American descent were denied a public education and in many cases forced to attend boarding schools to wipe out any trace of Native American heritage. It meant that people of Mexican descent could not eat with people from other ethnic backgrounds. It resulted in the "separate but equal" policy that was eventually ruled unconstitutional.

1920 census

the census was scheduled for january the 1st, as the government believed that more farmers would be in their homes by that time instead of april. the census did not ask about unemployment, the number of children, and how long was a couple married were not taken into consideration. individuals were considered as residents of the places they normally slept, not the places were they worked at or visited.

2010 census

the census was scheduled for april 1st, 2010. it was the shortest census in history: it only contained 10 questions related to name, age, gender, ethnicity, relationship, and whether the citizen owned a home or rented one. the government launched a website in order to provide the citizens with information regarding the census. there were also "teach census weeks" in schools nationwide.