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Equality as an Ideal: Government Policies

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Discussion: What are some of the most notable governmental policies that have fostered the ideal of equality in the United States. Explain.

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The solution lists governmental policies deemed notable in that they have encouraged and fostered equality as an ideal in American society.

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I would list the most obvious. The Equal Rights Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Title IX of the Education Amendments. Each of these plays a part in recognizing, if not always solving, the discrimination of people.

The least successful is the Equal Pay Act, because we still see major discrepancies in wages between genders, not only in comparable ...

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