Affirmative action has been a way to redress the discrimination that minority groups have received. What is affirmative action, and how does it work? What are the arguments for and against this policy?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Affirmative action policies are based on a body of federal law originating in the 1964 Civil Rights Act that bans discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin.
2. Affirmative action programs require institutions that have engaged in discriminatory practices to increase opportunities for women and members of minority groups.
3. The policy is controversial because, with the goal of correcting past patterns of discrimination, institutions such as universities and businesses must make special efforts to recruit minority applicants, and those efforts may affect white applicants.
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