In the Fourteenth Amendment of the federal Constitution, the Equal Protection Clause provides that our government, state and federal, shall not discriminate. Affirmative action provides certain minority groups with governmental preferences for employment. Do you think affirmative action is constitutional?

In the Fourteenth Amendment of the federal Constitution, the Equal Protection Clause provides that our government, state and federal, shall not discriminate. Affirmative action provides certain minority groups with governmental preferences for employment. Do you think affirmative action is constitutional?

Microeconomics A Contemporary Intro

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285635101

Author:MCEACHERN

Publisher:MCEACHERN

Chapter18: Income Distribution And Poverty

Section: Chapter Questions

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