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soccerdreamer_17

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The Weber case argued that the affirmative action plan of a union was discriminatory against whites because it provided that half of the people trained for skilled
 
  positions would be minorities until the time that minority representation in that position was representative of the local population. The Supreme Court ruled in this case:
  a. That the union practice was legal
  b. That the union practice was illegal
  c. That the union practice was illegal, but not discriminatory
  d. That the union practice was illegal, but could be applied in a different way with the same goal

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of pluralists?
 
  a. They are in favor of following a homogenous culture. b. They try to impose the dominant group's culture on all subgroups.
  c. They seek the elimination of cultural frontiers.
  d. They believe in maintaining many ethnic boundaries.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: a

Answer to Question 2

d



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