Question

In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state of Michigan's ban on affirmative action. In a passionate dissent, Justice Sonya Sotamayor argued that the law placed an undue burden on racial and ethnic minority students not faced by other applicants. What type of equality was Justice Sotamayor arguing in favor of?
a. equality of condition
b. equality of outcome
c. ontological equality
d. equality of opportunity

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A.

Explanation:

Equality of condition, is the right answer.

A political idea that is central to some of the political philosophies and is employed frequently in political discussion, often in opposition to the phase equality of opportunity, is known as the Equality of condition.

In the year 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States maintained the state of Michigan's ban on affirmative action. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a passionate objection, argued that the prior ruling put an unnecessary burden on racial and ethnic minority scholars which is generally not faced by other candidates. In this way, she favoured the equality of condition.