Under affirmative action, the absence of overt discrimination in employment is not sufficient; organizations must implement preferential hiring and promotion schemes to redress existing imbalances in the composition of their work force
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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What was a result of the media coverage of the scandal that engulfed the Texas Supreme Court in the 1980s?
a. All the Texas Supreme Court justices were replaced by Republican justices. b. Newspapers in Texas that played a large part in investigating the issue were sued for libel and slander by the Supreme Court. c. The coverage of the corruption scandal led to the early retirement of three members of the court. d. The scandal culminated with a public rebuke of Chair Frank Tejeda by the Court.
The appointment of Justice Sonia Sotomayor by President Obama is an example of __________.
A. a president appointing a justice who reflects his own political philosophies B. the desire of President Obama to move the Supreme Court in a more conservative direction C. the value placed on justices with a strict constructionist philosophy D. stressing diversity over ideology