Question

How did the decision in Regents v. Bakke affect individual rights? It limited rights by encouraging greater use of racial quotas.
a- t limited rights by encouraging greater use of racial quotas.
It protected rights by letting race be an admissions factor.
It limited rights by giving all minorities higher priority.
It protected rights by making all individuals equal.

Answer 1

It protected rights by letting race be an admissions factor.

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court's decision gave some credence to Allan Bakke's claim that the University of California at Davis had practiced some amount of reverse discrimination in denying him admittance to the medical school because he was not an economically or educationally disadvantaged member of one of four racial/ethnic groups eligible for their special admission program.  But the Court was careful to note that race could be considered as a factor (among many factors) in college admissions, with schools needing to practice great care in doing so.  Having a basic quota system, such as UC Davis reserving 16 spots out of 100 each year, was considered discriminatory.

Answer 2

It limited rights by giving all minorities higher priority.

This is because of the Supreme Court decision that a university's use of racial "quotas" in its admissions process was unconstitutional, but a school's use of affirmative action to accept more minority applicants was constitutional in some cases