Affirmative Action Programs in Place in Colleges and Universities Give

question 20

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action programs in place in colleges and universities give preference to candidates in racial, ethnic, and gender minorities to offset the history of discrimination in America. Those who support affirmative action programs defend them on the basis that they help level the playing field. This is reflective of which core American value?

• A) individualism
• B) equality of opportunity
• C) diversity
• D) limited government

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Definitions:

No Personal Liability

A legal principle that protects individual actors within a corporation or legal entity from bearing personal financial responsibility for the entity's liabilities.

Agency Relationships

A legal arrangement where one party, the agent, acts on behalf of another party, the principal, in transactions with third parties.

Management Rights

Rights retained by employers, allowing them to manage, direct, and control their business operations and workforce.

Damages

Monetary compensation ordered by a court to be paid to an individual harmed by another's action or inaction.