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chandani

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Why did many civil rights organizations protest Reagan's appointment of William Bell to lead the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
 
  A) Bell was an established politician with a reputation for corruption.
  B) Bell was well known as a racist white senator from Alabama.
  C) Bell was a conservative black man and had very few job qualifications.
  D) Bell was white and most of the people who headed the EEOC were black.

Question 2

What happened to the pace of affirmative action cases after Clarence Thomas took over as head of the EEOC?
 
  A) The backlog of cases decreased over time.
  B) New cases were processed at a faster pace.
  C) More legal staff were hired to help answer phone calls.
  D) The backlog of cases increased, as did the processing time for a case.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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