In affirmative action cases, which of the following represent the Supreme Court’s position?Correct Answer(s)The Supreme Court has ruled that the government does have a compelling interest in promoting diversity.The Supreme Court has ruled that universities may use racial quotas in admissions decisions to promote diversity in higher education.The Supreme Court has ruled that minority status may be considered as one of many factors in university admissions.The Supreme Court has ruled that all affirmative action policies violate the equal protection clause and therefore are unconstitutional.Incorrect Answer(s)

How are cases on affirmative action different from those such as Brown v. Board of Education and Loving v. Virginia?Correct Answer(s)Affirmative action programs are designed to prevent harm to minority groups.Affirmative action programs disadvantage those in dominant majority groups.Affirmative action programs are designed to assist victims of past injustices.They are motivated by a desire to promote civil rights.Incorrect Answer(s)

Which action would most likely be considered unconstitutional under the precedent established in the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Supreme Court decision?A.A government agency establishes a policy that requires at least 10 percent of its employees to be racial minorities.B.A private school increases its advertising in neighborhoods with large immigrant populations to make its student body more diverse.C.A university chooses to admit a woman to its engineering program instead of a man with a similar academic record.D.A business makes an exception to its hiring policies in order to hire a minority applicant who has not yet finished college.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The affirmative action law led employers to actively Blank______. Multiple choice question.recruit and give preference to older white malesrecruit and give preference to women and minoritiesencourage older workers to retire earlyuse performance appraisals to reduce the number of workers in minority group

What is Judicial Affirmative Action?Affirmative action applied to federal contractorsAffirmative action applied to private parties in discrimination lawsuitsAffirmative action applied to government officesAffirmative action set in place to ensure the judicial system has enough ethnic diversity

The landmark decision by the Supreme Court regarding affirmative action is ________.Brown v. Board of EducationPlessy v. FergusonRegents of the University of California v. BakkeDred Scott v. Sandford