De Jure Discrimination and De Facto Discrimination Are Two Ways

question 74

Multiple Choice

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of governmental actions or public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

• A)the Brown decision (de jure),and affirmative action (de facto).
• B)affirmative action (de jure),and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de facto).
• C)the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de jure),and the Brown decision (de facto).
• D)the Supreme Court's busing decisions (de jure),and affirmative action decisions (de facto).
• E)None of these answers is correct.

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