Affirmative Action: Crash Course Government and Politics #32
So we've been talking about civil rights for the last few episodes now, and we're finally going to wrap this discussion up with the rather controversial topic of affirmative action. We'll explain...
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Hi, I'm Craig and this is Crash Course Government and Politics, and today, I'm gonna finish up our episodes on civil rights by talking about affirmative action. There's a few things I'm not gonna do in this episode, though. First. I'm not gonna try to defend all aspects of affirmative action, I admit it's a problematic concept. Second, I'm not gonna say that affirmative action isn't necessary or that it's racism, I'm pretty sure that that debate will go on in the comments. What I am gonna do is define affirmative action, describe how the courts have dealt with it, and try to explain why it has existed and continues to exist. [Theme Music] So let's start with the easy part and define affirmative action. Affirma...
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Hi, I'm Craig and this is Crash Course Government and Politics, and today, I'm gonna finish up our episodes on civil rights by talking about affirmative action. There's a few things I'm not gonna do in this episode, though. First. I'm not gonna try to defend all aspects of affirmative action, I admit it's a problematic concept. Second, I'm not gonna say that affirmative action isn't necessary or that it's racism, I'm pretty sure that that debate will go on in the comments. What I am gonna do is define affirmative action, describe how the courts have dealt with it, and try to explain why it has existed and continues to exist. [Theme Music] So let's start with the easy part and define affirmative action. Affirma...
