In Its 1995 Ruling in Adarand Constructors V

question 59

Multiple Choice

In its 1995 ruling in Adarand Constructors v.Pena,the Supreme Court

• A)changed direction and began to curtail federal use of affirmative action programs.
• B)outlawed discrimination against women in the construction industry.
• C)mandated an expansion of federal affirmative action programs.
• D)upheld federal affirmative action programs as constitutional.
• E)broadened the scope of state and local affirmative action programs that it considers constitutional.

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Preterm

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Conception

The process of fertilization where a sperm cell unites with an egg cell, marking the beginning of pregnancy.

Grams

A unit of mass in the metric system equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram.

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