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| affirmative action | a plan or program to remedy the effects of past discrimination in employment, education, or other activities to prevent its recurrence |
| aggressive recruitment programs | a form of affirmative action in which extensive efforts are made to notify and solicit application from under represented groups |
| Education Amendment Act of 1972 | outlawed gender discrimination in any program |
| Equal Employment Opportunities Commission | created to monitor compliance of Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed job discrimination by private employees and labor unions |
| Equal Pay Act of 1963 | prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender in job pay |
| preferential treatment programs | a form of affirmative action in which under represented groups are given prefered treatment in gaining jobs and entrance to colleges and universities |
| quotas and group entitlements | benefits provided by government through affirmative action programs to which recipients have a legally enforceable right |
| Regents of the University of California v Bakke | considered to be the most politically sensitive decision involving race since Brown v Board of Education, it held invalid a state medical schools admission program based on specific raical quotas |
| remedial programs | a form of affirmative action in which specialized programs are provided to help people gain the basic skills they need to succeed on the job market |
| reverse discrimination | the argument that preferential treatment affirmative action programs discriminate against majority groups |
