USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Supreme Court held that a white who had been denied admission to medical school, had been discriminated against since his scores were higher than those of persons admitted to positions reserved for minorities
A
School district of Abington Township v. Schempp
B
Brown v. Board of Education
C
Bakke v. Board of Regents
D
Korematsu v. U.S.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a 1978 Supreme Court case which held that a university’s admissions criteria which used race as a definite and exclusive basis for an admission decision violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Bakke, the court decided that the quota system was unconstitutional, along with the use of affirmative action policies to remedy the effects of racial discrimination.

Detailed explanation-3: -of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978) Affirmative action programs that take race into account can continue to play a role in the college admissions process, since creating a diverse classroom environment is a compelling state interest under the Fourteenth Amendment.

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