It became most noticeable in the 1960's civil rights movement that was designed to break down the barriers of segregation and exclusion against people of minority status. ... The Equal Protection Clause reads that "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal Financial assistance." ... David Sullivan, a white sophomore at Boston Latin School said, "People should be able to get in based on how smart the...

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Two more executive orders in 1965 and 1968 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, and gender, giving the federal government the power to enforce this prohibition [Hud99]. ... Affirmative action is a major issue because it grants access to institutions and jobs based on innate characteristics such as skin color or gender, and not by just merit. ... Similarly, a study done in 1988 found that workplace discrimination was the "number one barrier" for women in achieving future promotions .Even in today's supposedly "more equal" workplace,...

• Word Count: 1760
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Johnson issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors "to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed. . . without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin," (Civil Rights). President Johnson also called for other legislation that would end racial barriers to voting, the result was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which forbid discrimination in voting and registration of (Patterson 142, 159). ... Many of those against affirmative action policies claim that these programs skew what is already an unambiguous area and confer p...

• Word Count: 2038
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Johnson issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors "to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed. . . without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin," (Civil Rights). President Johnson also called for other legislation that would end racial barriers to voting, the result was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which forbid discrimination in voting and registration of (Patterson 142, 159). ... Many of those against affirmative action policies claim that these programs skew what is already an unambiguous area and confer p...

• Word Count: 2038
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This order required federal contractors "to take Affirmative Action to ensure that applicants are employed, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin." ... Affirmative action was created with efforts to aid minorities and women leap the discriminative barriers that were still presented even after the bill was enacted in 1965. ... The text proposition says that the proposition "Prohibits the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment...

• Word Count: 1910
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate