Think about the compromises that occurred in the united states before 1850. do you think the solutions set forth in those compromises were good ideas? why do you think the compromises did not hold the nation together?

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