Which of the Following Statements Is True of Affirmative Action

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of affirmative action?

A) It refers to policies that increase educational opportunities for minorities but decrease employment opportunities for the same groups.
B) Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have rejected affirmative action claiming that it causes reverse discrimination.
C) The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted "mechanistic" affirmative action programs that amount to quota systems based on race, ethnicity, or gender.
D) Opponents claim that affirmative action violates the principle that all individuals are equal under the law.