Question

Affirmative action is a policy of giving preference to those who _____.

Answer 1

Those who have historically been discriminated against.

Step-by-step explanation:

Affirmative action seeks to make up for past inequities by providing more opportunities to those who were passed over before.

Answer 2

Who have suffered discrimination in the past

Step-by-step explanation:

Affirmative action is a policy taken/adopted by an authority usually a government backed authority which takes into consideration the color,race,sex and background of a certain group of people who have been unrepresented or discriminated in certain areas of the economy like with jobs, education and politics.

And provide them with more opportunities in a bid to relieve the effects of discrimination on the group of people who have suffered heavy discrimination in the past and even in the present.