"Disparate impact" means ______.

A. a practice has unequal results; federal policy and court precedents tend to assume that the practice is racially biased
B. using race as a way to employ more Whites
C. limiting the number of people who work full time
D. reducing the negative impact on Whites from affirmative action programs


Answer: A

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