Question

Which of the following statements reflects the broad economic goal of equity? Congress increasing funding for space exploration in order to boost high-tech employment and develop new technologies Removing funding from public universities that refuse to accept women, minorities, or economically disadvantaged applicants as students The National Park Service maintaining a program of controlled fires to burn off undergrowth and keep wildfires from happening The president speaking about economic opportunities in giving better trade status to countries with command economies

Answer 1

The answer is: Removing funding from public universities that refuse to accept women, minorities, or economically disadvantaged applicants as students

Economic goal of equity refers to an economic goal that is aimed to equalize the situation between different groups that live in one same society. Removing funding from such universities allow the country to increase the number of educated representative from minority background and improve the economic condition of those minorities in the long run.

Answer 2

B. Removing funding from public universities that refuse to accept women, minorities, or economically disadvantaged applicants as students