The Shift from Laws of the Past That Enforced Discrimination

question 287

Multiple Choice

The shift from laws of the past that enforced discrimination based on race to laws of today that prohibit discrimination based on race show how:

• A) the legal system can only change when the majority of the country wants it to change
• B) the legal system does not change with time
• C) the legal system is subject to the whims of Supreme Court Justices
• D) the legal system is subject to the will of the general public
• E) none of the other choices

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