The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission In the 1960s, Americans who knew only the potential of “equal protection of the laws” expected the President, the Congress, and the courts to fulfill the promise of the 14th Amendment. In response, all three branches of the federal government – as well as the public at large – debated a fundamental constitutional question: Does the Constitution’s prohibition of denying equal protection always ban the use of racial, ethnic, or gender criteria in an attempt to bring social justice and social benefits?
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