Which legislative act barred discrimination on the basis of sex, opening up opportunities for female police officers to perform patrol duty?

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a. Incorrect. The Equal Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one's sex.
b. Incorrect. The Nineteenth Amendment prevents states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the U.S. based on sex.
c. Correct. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, which barred discrimination on the basis of sex, opened up opportunities for female police officers to perform patrol duty.
d. Incorrect. The antidiscrimination Act of 1950 did not exist. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, which barred discrimination on the basis of sex, opened up opportunities for female police officers to perform patrol duty.

Which Legislative Act Barred Discrimination on the Basis of Sex