Executive Order 11246 Allows the Government To

question 73

Multiple Choice

Executive order 11246 allows the government to:

• A)deny payments to individual contractors based on the government's availability of money.
• B)eliminate affirmative action to prevent reverse discrimination in governmental jobs.
• C)form and implement laws that are not specified in the constitution.
• D)suspend all business with a contractor while an investigation is being conducted.
• E)undertake affirmative action to ensure representation of African Americans in various jobs.

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