Affirmative Action: True Or False
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Questions and Answers
- 1.The term ‘affirmative action’ was first used in 1961.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The state of Texas replaced its affirmative action plan with a percentage plan that guarantees the top 10% of high-school graduates a spot in any state university in Texas. California and Florida have similar programs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.There is such a thing as ‘reverse discrimination’
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Affirmative action has not succeeded in increasing female and minority representation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Salary disparities still exist- with women constantly earning less than their male counterparts
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Affirmative Action means hiring individuals who are less qualified than other candidates because of race and/or gender
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Affirmative Action, civil rights, and diversity are the same thing
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Affirmative Action means quotas.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Affirmative Action may have been necessary 30 years ago, but the playing field is fairly level today
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Racial quotas are considered unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court
- A.
True
- B.
False
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