Consider an Individual Who Experienced Discrimination in the United States

question 47

Multiple Choice

Consider an individual who experienced discrimination in the United States in the early 1960s. The discrimination this person experienced became illegal thanks to the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Which of the following statements is accurate?

• A) This person experienced discrimination in employment.
• B) This person experienced discrimination in public accommodations.
• C) This person experienced discrimination in housing.
• D) This person was Native American.
• E) This person was homosexual.

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Definitions:

Obligations

Duties or commitments imposed by law, contract, or one's conscience.

Governmental Contracts

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Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a promisor from retracting a promise when the promisee has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Statute

A written law passed by a legislative body, serving as a rule or principle that must be adhered to.