In the declaration of rights, what phrase did jefferson modify from john locke? write it down below.

John Locke originally opined that men had the natural rights to life, liberty, and property.

Thomas Jefferson adopted this to the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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