Question

read the excerpt from \for the era.\the 1964 civil rights act and the 1963 equal pay act are not enough; they are limited in their coverage—for instance, one excludes teachers, and the other leaves out administrative and professional women. the equal employment opportunity commission has not proven to be an adequate device, with its power limited to investigation, conciliation, and recommendation to the justice department. in its cases involving sexual discrimination, it has failed in more than one-half. the justice department has been even less effective. it has intervened in only one case involving discrimination on the basis of sex, and this was on a procedural point.which best summarizes the excerpt?○ it is unfortunate that the civil rights act and the equal pay act do not protect all women, nor will the equal employment opportunity commission or the justice department.○ many federal agencies have failed to protect women, including the equal employment opportunity commission, which does not have adequate powers to enforce the civil rights and equal pay acts.○ federal agencies like the equal employment opportunity commission and the justice department, along with the civil rights and equal pay acts, only partially protect women from discrimination.○ existing laws and federal organizations fail women who do some of the most important but underpaid

Explanation:

The excerpt states that the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1963 Equal Pay Act have limited coverage (excluding some groups of women), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lacks sufficient enforcement power and has a high failure rate in sex discrimination cases, and the Justice Department has barely acted on such cases. The correct summary must cover both the limited protection of the laws and the ineffectiveness of the federal agencies. The first option incorrectly claims the agencies won't protect women, which is not stated. The second option focuses only on agency failure, ignoring the laws' limitations. The fourth option narrows to "underpaid" women, which is not the full scope. The third option correctly encompasses both the partial protection of the laws and the limited action of the agencies.

Answer:

Federal agencies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Justice Department, along with the Civil Rights and Equal Pay Acts, only partially protect women from discrimination.