The Term "Affirmative Action" Refers To

question 25

Multiple Choice

The term "affirmative action" refers to:

• A) efforts to fight discrimination against any group, including whites, based on the law.
• B) efforts to end discrimination based on the actual conditions of people.
• C) offering racial minorities chances to catch up through legal means to compensate
• For discrimination.
• D) steps taken by the government to outlaw acts of racism and bigotry, including
• Hate speech.
• E) policies at the state level that are consistent with those of the federal government on matters dealing with civil rights.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of the electrical potential across the membrane of a nerve cell (neuron) that occurs when the cell generates a nerve impulse.

Muscle Fibers

The cells that make up skeletal muscles, capable of contracting to produce movement and force.

Contraction

The process of muscle fibers shortening and generating force, leading to movement or tension.

Isotonic

Type of solution that causes cells to neither shrink nor swell.