Read the following scenario. jacob smith is an african-american man in his fifties. he heads to a local restaurant for dinner and is told by the hostess that he is going to have to sit on “that side” of the establishment, as she gestures to a part of the restaurant where only other african-americans are sitting. mr. smith feels offended and leaves the restaurant. based on passage of the civil rights act, what is mr. smith’s best recourse? a. filing a claim with the u. s. attorney general to investigate the restaurant. b. contacting the justice department about a potential discrimination lawsuit. c. asking the restaurant’s manager to stop segregating customers. demanding d. the census bureau send him data about the restaurant’s typical customer base.

I believe the answer is: B.Contact the Justice Department about a potential discrimination lawsuit

According to civil rights act, business establishments are prohibited in providing different treatments based on  race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. What the restaurant did to Jacob Smith is a blatant racial segregation that provided Jacob Smith with a legal ground to sue them.

being born in poverty would limit the people's chances, opportunities and benefits.

this happen because of several things, such as:

- poor people tend to gain less access to good education and nutrition. this mean that their chance to obtain high paying jobs would also be limited.

- poor people tend to socialize with other poor people while the rich tend to socialize with other rich people. this means that simply throguh their social circle, rich people would have more business opportunities compared to the poor people.

- rich people tend to have more capital in their disposal. this would benefit them in business since it is far easier for them to fund their business operation compared to poor people.