Affirmative Action Is Very Controversial Because

question 44

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action is very controversial because

• A) Americans argue about whether it promotes or restrains equality.
• B) it is inherently an undemocratic way of achieving liberty.
• C) some argue that it limits political equality in order to promote cost-effectiveness.
• D) it is a legacy of the Jim Crow years.
• E) some argue that it undermines popular sovereignty.

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