Which of the Following Statements Characterizes Affirmative Action

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterizes affirmative action?

A) It was first advanced under the Nixon administration in the early 1970s.
B) It encompassed only racial minorities and excluded women.
C) U.S.courts banned affirmative action in hiring and enrollment in the 1970s.
D) Opponents,many of whom had opposed civil rights,charged that it was reverse discrimination.