Question

Although the Supreme Court decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) forbade the use of quotas as a basis for college admission, it continued to allow
A) discrimination based on a person's gender.
B) voting rights to be limited based on a felony conviction.
C) affirmative action programs for underrepresented minorities.
D) unqualified applicants to be admitted over the most qualified ones.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C "Affirmative action programs for underrepresented minorities."

The Regents vs. Bakke case said that reserving so many seats or requiring a minimum amount of people from a certain minority to be admitted to college was not legal. However, this case does allow colleges to ask students about their race in the application process. This allows them to take this factor into consideration.