Developed in 1965, affirmative action is a policy that attempts C. to make up for past discrimination policies.
Through this action, more women and African-Americans were supposed to gain more rights than they had at that moment.
Because it would be the right thing to do at that time
Answer:
A responsibility is something you have to do or (at least) ought to do. A right is something you are allowed to do or permitted to do. You have no obligation to exercise your right.