PLS HELP TIMED After Abraham Lincoln's election, southern states began to
a. oppose his Presidency
b. claim voter fraud
c. secede from the Union
d. declare war

c. secede from the Union

Explanation:

Seven Southern states seceded following Lincoln's election because, though Lincoln promised not to eradicate slavery, he was inhospitable to the spread of slavery in future states.  

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts