Affirmative Action Programs Are Intended to Combat

question 132

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action programs are intended to combat

• A)poverty.
• B)economic inequality.
• C)discriminatory practices by employers.
• D)"comparable worth" systems of compensation.

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Definitions:

Restriction

A rule or regulation that limits or controls actions or developments.

Most-Favored-Nation Status

Most-Favored-Nation Status is a trade policy ensuring that a country grants the same trade advantages, like lowest tariffs, to all its trading partners.

Negotiated Tariff Rates

Tariff rates established through bargaining processes between countries, rather than being set unilaterally or based on a standard formula.

Tariff Revenue

Income earned by a government through the imposition of tariffs or taxes on imported goods.