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

C) affirmative action programs for underrepresented minorities.

Answer 2

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, affirmative action was supported, and the Court enabled race to be one of the factors considered for admission at college