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Read the list of major provisions of the Civil Rights Act (1964) and answer the question.
Prohibited employers from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Banned businesses from refusing to hire women who are pregnant
What were the effects of the listed elements of the legislation?
A.
Federal government officials gained the power to regulate businesses that discriminated on the basis of sex.
B.
State court judges gained the power to uphold local laws that allowed sex discrimination in certain instances.
C.
Local government officials gained the power to negotiate with companies that treated women unfairly.
D.
State government officials gained the power to deregulate businesses and encourage free trade.
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act made employment discrimination on the basis of sex (and race, color, religion, national origin) illegal and empowered federal authorities (e.g., the EEOC and federal courts) to regulate and enforce those prohibitions, including actions against employers who refused to hire pregnant women.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act made employment discrimination on the basis of sex (and race, color, religion, national origin) illegal and empowered federal authorities (e.g., the EEOC and federal courts) to regulate and enforce those prohibitions, including actions against employers who refused to hire pregnant women.
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