Which of these is a responsibility of the executive branch of the federal government? a. trying court cases before a judge b. carrying out the laws c. deciding what the laws mean d. writing and passing laws

i believe we're not a republic so that is a hard question

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts