The Supreme Court ruled against the city of Richmond in the Croson case for which of the following reasons?
a. Richmond's system for awarding city contracts discriminated against minority- owned business enterprises.
b. Richmond's system for awarding city contracts discriminated against women.
c. The Richmond city council failed to demonstrate a specific history of discrimination sufficient to justify a race-based program of relief.
d. The city was not legally incorporate
d.
e. The city had too many part-time employees.
a. Richmond's system for awarding city contracts discriminated against minority- owned business enterprises.
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a. a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavors and the national interest, based on some particular principle on which they are all agreed. b. any organization that seeks to influence the outcomes of elections. c. a team of men seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election. d. a machine with interchangeable parts.
The National Security Council includes all of the following EXCEPT the
A) Speaker of the House. B) chairman of Joints Chiefs of Staff. C) vice president. D) secretary of state. E) secretary of defense.
The number of representatives in the assembly is _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Why do many developing countries refuse to engage in international trade agreements with the United States as long as America provides subsidies to its farmers?
a. The European Union refuses to provide subsidies to farmers, so the U.S. subsidies upset the balance of trade. b. They believe their farmers should get the subsidies, because those farmers need more help than U.S. farmers do. c. The subsidies go to small family farms that do not deal internationally, rather than the agribusinesses that trade with developing countries. d. They believe the subsidies give U.S. farmers unfair advantages in international markets.