What are independent regulatory commissions? A. Agencies with specialized functions that are controlled by the president that exist outside of the major departments
B. Specialized agencies that regulate or supervise a specific activity and they’re not directly controlled by the president
C. Informal advisory groups assembled by the president to serve his or her needs
D. The major departments of the executive branch that are led by a presidents cabinet

My answer is C. I hope this'll help.

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

the correct answer is ''the programs costs have risen dramatically in the recent past'' hope this !