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  2. Affirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the fifty years that disenfranchised groups have been the subject of affirmative action laws, their representation has risen dramatically [96] in the workforce, but some research suggests the increase in white women is due to their decision to enter their workforce rather than affirmative action. [97] According to anti-racism activist Tim Wise:

  3. Jury Selection and Service Act - Wikipedia

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    Also, if some groups of citizens (e.g. young people) are less likely than others to be registered to vote, then the jury selection process will tend to underrepresent them, unless the voter registration list or list of actual voters is supplemented by other lists in which those groups are more adequately represented.

  4. Underrepresented group - Wikipedia

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    Underrepresented groups in computing, a subset of the STEM fields, include Hispanics, and African-Americans. In the United States in 2015, Hispanics were 15% of the population and African-Americans were 13%, but their representation in the workforces of major tech companies in technical positions typically runs less than 5% and 3%, respectively ...

  5. Gratz v. Bollinger - Wikipedia

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    Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 (2003), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the University of Michigan undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy. In a 6–3 decision announced on June 23, 2003, Chief Justice Rehnquist, writing for the Court, ruled the University's point system's "predetermined point allocations" that awarded 20 points towards admission to ...

  6. National Labor Relations Act of 1935 - Wikipedia

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    The act was written by Senator Robert F. Wagner, passed by the 74th United States Congress, and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The National Labor Relations Act seeks to correct the "inequality of bargaining power" between employers and employees by promoting collective bargaining between trade unions and employers.

  7. United States Congress and citizens - Wikipedia

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    United States Congress and citizens describes the relation between the public and lawmakers. Essentially, American citizens elect members of Congress every two years who have the duty to represent their interests in the national legislature of the United States .

  8. Caucuses of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are formed as Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) through the United States House of Representatives and governed under the rules of that chamber. Caucuses are informal in the Senate, and unlike ...

  9. United States congressional subcommittee - Wikipedia

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    A congressional subcommittee in the United States Congress is a subdivision of a United States congressional committee that considers specified matters and reports back to the full committee. Subcommittees are formed by most committees to share specific tasks within the jurisdiction of the full committee.