Which of the Following Statements Characterizes Affirmative Action

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterizes affirmative action?

• A) It was first advanced under the Nixon administration in the early 1970s.
• B) It encompassed only racial minorities and excluded women.
• C) U.S.courts banned affirmative action in hiring and enrollment in the 1970s.
• D) Opponents,many of whom had opposed civil rights,charged that it was reverse discrimination.

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