The Missouri Compromise . a. was an attempt to keep the number of slave and free states the same
b. marked the end of the war with Mexico
c. went largely unnoticed by the majority of politicians
d. lasted more than 50 years

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