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Question 36 • US History

The Philadelphia Plan was

Answer

a book that marked the beginning of the environmental movement.

the first affirmative action program in the United States.

Nixon’s plan to secure the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Nixon’s plan to increase funding for civil rights agencies.

Explanation

The Philadelphia Plan was a federal affirmative action program introduced during the Nixon administration. It required contractors working on federal construction projects in Philadelphia to make efforts to hire more minority workers. It was an early federal affirmative action program, making choice B the best answer.

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