Affirmative+Action

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Federal Legislation: 1964 Civil Rights Act Title VI and Title VII Here is one resource: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401800842.html

State Legislation: Some states have passed ballot initiative outlawing racial, ethnic and gender preferences California 1996 Washington 1998 Michigan 2006

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The executive Agency that deals with Affirmative Action in employment is the [|Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)]

Affirmative action developed first in employment through various presidential Executive Orders: Executive Order 10925 (Kennedy 1961) Executive Order 11246 (Johnson 1965) Executive Order 11375 (Johnson 1967) Here is a link with info for all of these: http://www.urban.org/publications/1000862.html

JUDICIAL BRANCH
Suggested cases for you to review include (choose one): 1971 //Griggs v. Duke Power Co.// 1978 //University of California Regents v. Bakke// 2003 //Gratz v. Bollinger//

Here is [|one helpful resource link] (type in case name in search box). The library has a number of **excellent** resources. You may use other online sources as well (with the exception of wikipedia).

INTEREST GROUPS
[|American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)] American Civil Rights Institute