Lincoln, originally adamant about remaining focused on preserving the union, issued the emancipation proclamation because . a. he changed his mind and decided on emancipation as a goal c. slaves in the south were impacting the course of war b. he hope this would encourage border states to choose a side d. he hoped to alienate britain and france from the south

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

examples that illustrates limits on texas governor´s power are: it can remove only its own appointees; the judiciary is elected; needs senatorial confirmation.