Question

which most accurately describes the effect of president nixons policies on the civil rights movement?

• nixon cut funding for civil rights agencies, and proclaimed the philadelphia plan “un-american.”
• nixon increased funding for civil rights agencies, and established the philadelphia plan.
• nixon cut funding for civil rights agencies, and established the philadelphia plan.
• nixon increased funding for civil rights agencies, but nullified the philadelphia plan.

Explanation:

President Nixon's approach to civil rights was mixed: he reduced funding for federal civil rights enforcement agencies, while he also implemented the Philadelphia Plan, a federal affirmative action program requiring construction contractors to hire minority workers.

Answer:

Nixon cut funding for civil rights agencies, and established the Philadelphia Plan.