The difference between Lyndon Johnson's affirmative action programs and those of Richard Nixon was that
a. Johnson focused on women and minorities; Nixon focused only on women.
b. Johnson intended to help groups; Nixon focused on aiding individuals.
c. Johnson's plans dealt largely with education; Nixon's focused on jobs.
d. Johnson's plans aimed to help individuals; Nixon's program looked to benefit groups.
e. Johnson established quotas; Nixon ended the quota system.
d
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A) tightened imperial controls over its American empire. B) entered a political alliance with France. C) forbade colonial merchants the right to engage in foreign trade. D) relaxed customs regulations and reduced duties.
Which of the following was not a New Deal measure initiated during Roosevelt's administration?
A) ?the Home Owner's Loan Corporation. B) ?the Federal Emergency Relief Agency. C) ?the National Industrial Recovery Act. D) ?the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. E) ?the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
The new category of statutes that restricted African American rights was known as:
A) lynching. B) disfranchisement. C) Jim Crow. D) minstrelsy.
The most striking change in American family life in the early nineteenth century was the
a. end of the taboo on birth control. b. pronounced increase in married women´s employment. c. dramatic rise of boarding and extended-family living arrangements. d. harsher treatment of male children to prepare them for economic competition. e. decline in birthrates and trend toward smaller families.