Although the Supreme Court decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) forbade the use of quotas as a ba

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Although the Supreme Court decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) forbade the use of quotas as a ba

sis 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.

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bonufazy [111] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-23T17:16:22+03:00

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Hello, I am going to be helping you today. I do believe your answer to your questions is going to be the following.

<span>D) Unqualified applicants to be admitted over the most qualified ones.</span>

olga2289 [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-23T19:21:46+03:00

The correct answer is C.

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke was a landmark decision enacted by the US Supreme Court in 1978. It banned the usage of racial quotas, such as the 16% of seats reserved for minorities that the University of California had established as part of its admission policy. On the other hand, <u>affirmative action was supported, and the Court enabled race to be one of the factors considered for admission at college</u>