President Clinton's Approach to the Controversial Policy of Affirmative Action

question 45

Multiple Choice

President Clinton's approach to the controversial policy of affirmative action was

• A) wholehearted support.
• B) a plea to "mend it, not end it."
• C) to support it for private business and universities but not for the federal government or public universities.
• D) to extend it from African Americans to other minorities.
• E) to work toward its eventual abolition.

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Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior, often influenced by cultural, religious, or personal beliefs.

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