Northern politicians did not want former confederate leaders to be elected immediately after the civil war because they
a) thought it was unfair that former enemies would get elected
b) feared that the south would gather the strength to secede again
c) thought they would approve civil rights for all southern citizens.
d) all answers are correct.

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

your answer will most likely be a.