Affirmative Action Programs

question 7

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action programs:

• A) are required if needed to overcome specific past discrimination.
• B) are permissible only if they have time limits and nondiscriminatory alternatives are not available.
• C) result only from litigation or from Executive Order 11246.
• D) were found to be no longer permissible as a result of a 1995 Supreme Court decision.

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