Which of the following statements about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is most accurate? The Civil Rights Act:
A)was very controversial when first enacted, but a series of court rulings has largely eliminated its influence on businesses and their treatment of employees.
B)explicitly protects whites and males from reverse discrimination.
C)is the law that led to direct government involvement in human resource practices that involved discrimination due to sex, color, race, or religion.
D)attracted a great deal of attention, but had a limited impact because it only deals with discrimination based on race and ignores other discriminatory practices related to sex, religion, or national origin.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark law that prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It paved the way for direct government involvement in human resource practices to eliminate discriminatory practices. It remains an important and influential law today. Choices A and D are incorrect because they contradict each other and are both inaccurate - the Civil Rights Act was controversial when enacted, but has had a significant and lasting impact on businesses and their treatment of employees across multiple areas of discrimination. Choice B is incorrect because the Civil Rights Act does not protect any one group over another, but rather seeks to eliminate discrimination across the board.

Which of the Following Statements About the Civil Rights Act