Author Question: The legal requirement that companies and other organizations take positive steps to remedy the ... (Read 51 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The legal requirement that companies and other organizations take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination is known as

a. affirmative action.
b. the principle of comparable worth.
c. strict judicial scrutiny.
d. separate-but-equal.
e. reverse discrimination.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of constituency service?

a. A member of Congress succeeds in amending an appropriation bill to provide money for a veterans' hospital in the member's home district.
b. A member of Congress helps a constituent resolve a problem involving Social Security benefits.
c. A member of Congress votes to toughen immigration laws to limit the number of people who can enter the U.S. legally.
d. A member of Congress votes in favor of legislation that would require businesses to provide their employees with unpaid leave in case of the birth of a child or a family emergency.
e. A member of Congress votes in favor of an amendment to the Constitution that would give constituents veto authority.