4. Today, the term "McCarthyism" is used to describe the
practice of
1. removing members of Congress for abuses of
power
2. investigating civil service employees for
corruption
3. accusing a person of subversive activities without
sufficient evidence
4. using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal
trials

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Explanation:

The term McCarthyism, coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar anti-communist activities. Today the term is used more generally in reference to demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents.

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