What Is the Major Rationale for Affirmative Action

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is the major rationale for affirmative action?

• A)All hiring and promotion should result from objective tests and measures of job performance.
• B)To achieve racial equality, it is necessary only to remove de jure segregation.
• C)Racial criteria should never be used in school admission or employment decisions.
• D)Special consideration for racial minorities is necessary to overcome the effects of centuries of racial discrimination.
• E)Previous court decisions failed to specifically address minimum economic needs.

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