Intended to redress effects of actual or perceived, past and or current discrimination, _________ policies were enacted to improve access to education and employment for all minorities.
A. Socio-Politico
B. Discriminatory
C. Ethnocracy
D. Affirmative Action
Ans: D. Affirmative Action
The answer is D, Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action is a controversial topic, with most of the discussion surrounding the idea of class inequality. Opponents of racial affirmative action argue that the program actually benefits middle- and upper-class minorities at the expense of lower class whites. Proponents argue that the end result"a more diversified and representative student body, police force or other group"justifies the means.
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a. an appeal b. habeas corpus c. bills of attainder d. motions for summary judgment
The Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of a Connecticut law that prohibited the use of contraception by relying on the implied right to __________
a. sexual freedom b. family c. commerce d. privacy
When a person charged with a crime in Wyoming flees to Nevada and the governor of Wyoming asks the governor of Nevada to return the fugitive, the governor of Nevada
a. may return the fugitive. b. must return the fugitive. c. must return the fugitive if ordered to do so by the president of the United States. d. asks the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve the issue. e. must return the fugitive only to a neighboring state.
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A. efficient B. practical C. equitable D. effective