Affirmative Action Is a Policy That Requires

question 48

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action is a policy that requires

• A)"equal employment" opportunities for all federal workers.
• B)that the "best person" for the job be hired without regard to race, color, or creed.
• C)public and private organizations to provide preferential hiring schemes to make up for past imbalances in the work force.
• D)public and private organizations to abolish only overt discriminatory hiring practices.

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