What were affirmative action programs originally designed to encourage? a)increasing diversity in public institutions and businesses b)beginning the process of desegregation in schools c)establishing complete equality in admissions and hiring practices d)ending separation based on race in housing

The correct answer is option A) "increasing diversity in public institutions and businesses".

Explanation:

Affirmative Action Programs were created by the government to protect sectors of the population that usually suffer discrimination and historically are in disadvantage because of sex, religion, national origin or race. The main goal of these programs is to increase diversity in public institutions and businesses by giving protection to people that usually suffer from discrimination.

it would be d). more resources must be obtained to attain that combination of goods and services

answer; interpreting someone's past consistent with present deviance;