Author Question: When the Massachusetts Assembly refused to rescind its letter of protest, Governor Francis Bernard ... (Read 73 times)

Bernana · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

The first major government affirmative action program, the Philadelphia Plan, applied to

a. college admissions at the University of Pennsylvania.
b. Philadelphia businesses that held contracts with the federal government.
c. promotions in state and federal governmental offices and agencies in Philadelphia.
d. the hiring of elementary and high-school teachers in Philadelphia schools relying on federal funding.

Question 2

When the Massachusetts Assembly refused to rescind its letter of protest, Governor Francis Bernard

a. ordered its leaders arrested.
b. ordered the assembly dismissed.
c. did nothing, even though he had been ordered to take decisive actions.
d. publicly announced that he agreed with the decision.