Affirmative Action Is Controversial Because

question 77

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action is controversial because

• A)Americans argue about whether it promotes or restrains equality.
• B)the unemployment rate for Caucasian males has tripled since the 1970s.
• C)it is a legacy of the Jim Crow era.
• D)some argue that it undermines popular sovereignty.

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