The Fair Employment Practices Commission Proved to Be a Hollow

question 20

Multiple Choice

The Fair Employment Practices Commission proved to be a hollow concession to the demands of Black Americans, primarily because

• A) It was not backed up by Congressional legislation
• B) It lacked enforcement power and funding
• C) It was declared to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

British Invasion

A cultural phenomenon in the 1960s when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom, particularly the Beatles, became popular in the United States.

Acadians

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Standard Deviation

An approach to assess the magnitude of spread or variation within a group of data points.

Normally Distributed

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