The Policy of Affirmative Action Arose When

question 32

Multiple Choice

The policy of affirmative action arose when

• A)it became apparent that disadvantaged Americans would not attain equal employment through the 1964 Civil Rights Act alone or through individual lawsuits.
• B)the Supreme Court declared in Bakke that the Fourteenth Amendment requires government and large firms to hire more women and minorities.
• C)the Supreme Court ruled that de facto discrimination is unlawful.
• D)private firms decided on their own that a more diverse workforce was actually a more productive and effective workforce.
• E)the Supreme Court rendered its Adarand v.Peña decision in 1995.

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