Select the correct answer. what significant civil rights legislation did the federal government pass in 1990? a. the equal rights amendment (era) b. the civil rights act c. the voting rights act d. the americans with disabilities act (ada) e. the jim crow laws

D.  

the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Explanation:

b. 155 enlisted men and no officers

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