Government efforts to expand opportunities for women, minorities, and veterans are called

If a group of people were systematically discriminated against in the past, which of the following would constitute an affirmative action policy designed as a remedy to help the members of this group overcome this legacy of discrimination?

a. a hiring policy that favors those with relatives working in government b. a college admissions policy that gives preferential treatment to members of the group c. a color-blind job application process to give members of this group an equal chance d. requiring that all job applicants have at least two years of prior experience

The platform of Putin’s party, United Russia,

a. calls for a re-establishment of communism. b. calls for strong capitalist reforms and a vigorous foreign policy. c. has no fixed policies or ideology. d. focuses primarily on foreign policy.