If a group of people were systematically discriminated against in the past, which of the following would constitute an affirmative action policy designed as a remedy to help the members of this group overcome this legacy of discrimination?
a. a hiring policy that favors those with relatives working in government
b. a college admissions policy that gives preferential treatment to members of the group that experienced discrimination
c. a color-blind job application process to give members of this group an equal chance--
d. requiring that all job applicants have at least two years of prior experience
b
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a. demonstrate how patronizing many Western-led development efforts can be. b. help raise money and awareness of a serious problem suffered by Norwegians. c. gather funds to solve the global AIDS crisis. d. advance global awareness of the looming environmental disaster. e. develop sophisticated technological tools to use in sustainable development.
Who committed the United States to a full-scale war against Communist North Vietnam?
A) Dwight Eisenhower B) John Kennedy C) Lyndon Johnson D) Richard Nixon E) Jimmy Carter
A bureaucracy in which those in authority not only apply the rules but also try to understand your personal circumstances and adjust their actions to be responsive to your particular situation is known as _______.
A. Weberian bureaucracy B. arbitrary administration C. discriminatory administration D. humane administration
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a. the political party that is in coalition with the Conservative Party in Britain's current government. b. an attempt by the Labour Party to rebrand itself as a "third-way" alternative to the collectivism of traditional Labour Party politics and Thatcherism. c. the Labour Party under the leadership of Gordon Brown. d. the Labour Party under the leadership of David Miliband. e. a new party, which formed following a split that developed within the Labour Party due to the leadership's support for the war in Iraq.