Limited Legislative Debate and Congressional Guidance Exists on the Proper

Limited legislative debate and congressional guidance exists on the proper interpretation of Title VII's (of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) prohibition of gender discrimination because:

A) the majority of Congress members were confident that the meaning of the terminology was self-evident and that any attempt to explain it would lead to confusion.
B) virtually all members of Congress, at that time, were men and, therefore, did not understand the concept of gender discrimination well enough to explain it.
C) Title VII included prohibition of discrimination based on race, religion, color, and national origin, thus its focus could not solely be on gender discrimination.
D) a southern legislator and civil rights foe inserted the prohibition of gender discrimination into the civil rights bill at the last moment in an attempt to bring about the bill's defeat.