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1. Affirmative Action: Affirmative action means giving someone a preference or advantage based on the color of his/her skin, gender or sexual preference, to reverse the effects of discrimination and often for political motivation. Quotas are an extreme form of affirmative action. [100%] 2023-02-18 [Affirmative Action]
2. Affirmative Action: “Affirmative action” means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and culture from which they have been historically excluded. When those steps involve preferential selection—selection on the basis of race ... (Philosophy) [100%] 2021-12-29
3. Affirmative Action President: An Affirmative Action President is someone selected for that office based partly on the person's race or gender. The term carries a negative connotation, implying that the candidate received his position for reasons other than qualifications or abilities. [81%] 2023-03-09 [Affirmative Action]
4. Affirmative Action Around the World: Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study is a 2004 nonfiction work by economist Thomas Sowell. Already known as a critic of affirmative action or race-based hiring and promotion, Sowell, himself African-American, analyzes the specific effects of ... (2004 book by Thomas Sowell) [63%] 2024-01-04 [2004 non-fiction books] [Books by Thomas Sowell]...
5. Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action: Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, 572 U.S. [53%] 2023-09-11 [2014 in United States case law] [United States affirmative action case law]...
6. Washington Affirmative Action Ban for Businesses Initiative (2018): The Washington Affirmative Action Ban for Businesses Initiative was not put on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018. The measure would have prohibited businesses from ... (2018) [50%] 2022-04-06
7. Washington Referendum 88, Vote on I-1000 Affirmative Action Measure (2019): Washington Referendum 88, the Vote on Initiative 1000 (I-1000) Affirmative Action measure, was on the ballot in Washington as a veto referendum on November 5, 2019. It was defeated. (2019) [44%] 2021-12-24
8. Affirmative action: Affirmative action (or AA) refers to policies that favor members of disadvantaged groups in an attempt to make up for historic or continuing oppression, particularly racism, sexism, and homophobia, and for other circumstances which cause(d) such groups to be ... [100%] 2023-07-04 [Discrimination] [Political terms]...
9. Affirmative action: Affirmative action refers to a complex set of policies adopted by governments and institutions to take proactive measures to increase the proportion of historically disadvantaged minority groups. These measures have taken many different forms, including strict quotas, extra outreach efforts ... [100%] 2021-12-24 [Affirmative action concepts and issues]
10. Affirmative action: Affirmative action refers to steps taken to eliminate discrimination—whether in employment, housing, or education—but also to redress the effects of past discrimination. The underlying motive for affirmative action is the principle of equal opportunity, which holds that all ... [100%] 2023-02-03
11. Affirmative action: Affirmative action is a policy of giving preference or favor to members of groups (such as racial minorities and women) that have suffered past discrimination or prejudice, in order to increase their representation in universities, business, public services (like the ... [100%] 2023-07-20
12. Affirmative action: Affirmative action, also known as positive action or positive discrimination (British English), involves sets of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to benefit particular groups that were historically discriminated against in areas in which such groups are ... (Policy of promoting members of groups that suffer from discrimination) [100%] 2024-01-13 [Affirmative action] [Discrimination]...
13. Affirmative action: Affirmative action, also known as positive action or positive discrimination (British English), involves sets of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to benefit particular groups that were historically discriminated against in areas in which such groups are ... (Social) [100%] 2024-04-16 [Liberalism] [Left-wing politics]...
14. Affirmative action president: Affirmative Action President (AAP) is a term that implies that the President of the United States was elected largely because of "affirmative action" -- meaning that they were chosen because of their nonwhite race, nonmale gender, etc. Conservapedia claims to have ... [81%] 2023-02-15 [Propaganda] [United States politics]...
15. Affirmative action in Massachusetts: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [70%] 2023-11-22 [Affirmative action by state]
16. Affirmative action in Colorado: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [70%] 2023-12-15 [Affirmative action by state]
17. Affirmative action in Florida: Affirmative action in Florida refers to the steps taken by employers and universities in Florida to increase the proportions of historically disadvantaged minority groups at those institutions. Historically, affirmative action nationwide has taken many different forms, such as strict quotas ... [70%] 2021-12-24 [Affirmative action by state]
18. Affirmative action in Georgia: Affirmative action in Georgia refers to the steps taken by employers and universities in Georgia to increase the proportions of historically disadvantaged minority groups at those institutions. Historically, affirmative action nationwide has taken many different forms, such as strict quotas ... [70%] 2021-12-24 [Affirmative action by state]
19. Affirmative action in Louisiana: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [70%] 2023-12-17 [Affirmative action by state]
20. Affirmative action in Kentucky: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [70%] 2024-01-13 [Affirmative action by state]
21. Affirmative action in Illinois: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [70%] 2023-12-19 [Affirmative action by state]
22. Affirmative action in Michigan: Affirmative action in Michigan refers to the steps taken by employers and universities in Michigan to increase the proportions of historically disadvantaged minority groups at those institutions. Historically, affirmative action nationwide has taken many different forms, such as strict quotas ... [70%] 2022-11-15 [Affirmative action by state]
23. Affirmative action in Wisconsin: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [70%] 2024-01-12 [Affirmative action by state]
24. Affirmative action in Maryland: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [70%] 2023-09-11 [Affirmative action by state]
25. Affirmative action in Louisiana: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [70%] 2024-03-08 [Affirmative action by state]
26. Affirmative action bake sale: An affirmative action bake sale is a type of campus protest event used by student groups to performatively criticize affirmative action policies by charging students different prices depending on which social or racial group they belong to. It has also ... (Type of campus protest event) [70%] 2024-02-28 [Education policy] [Political activism]...
27. Affirmative action in New York: Affirmative action in New York refers to the steps taken by employers and universities in New York to increase the proportions of historically disadvantaged minority groups at those institutions. Historically, affirmative action nationwide has taken many different forms, such as ... [63%] 2021-12-24 [Affirmative action by state]
28. Affirmative action in New Mexico: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [63%] 2023-09-27 [Affirmative action by state]
29. Affirmative action in North Carolina: On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [63%] 2024-01-10 [Affirmative action by state]
30. Affirmative action in the United States: In the United States, affirmative action consists of government-mandated, government-approved, and voluntary private programs granting special consideration to historically excluded groups, specifically racial minorities and women. These programs tend to focus on access to education and employment in ... (none) [57%] 2023-12-31 [Affirmative action in the United States] [Discrimination in the United States]...
31. Affirmative action at the University of Michigan: Affirmative action refers to activities or policies that seek to help groups that are often affected by discrimination obtain equal access to opportunities, particularly in areas such as employment and education. In the United States, in the early 2000s, the ... (Aspect of culture in academia) [53%] 2024-01-13 [Affirmative action in the United States] [University of Michigan]...