Why was the fifthteenth amendment created?

a) to prevent discrimination against voters based on race

b) to prevent african americans from voting

c) to prevent congress from extending voting rights

d) to prevent laws barring the african american vote

The answer is A, to prevent discrimination against voters based on race

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