Affirmative action law requires

A) employment and treatment "without regard to race, color, creed, or national origin"
B) employment "without consideration of race, sex, or sexual orientation"
C) employers to hire black and white applicants in an "equal 50/50 ratio"
D) employment of blacks and other minorities "over the majority white male category, in order to rectify decades of inequities"


Answer: A

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