In Bakke v. Board of Regents of California (1978), the Supreme Court
A. argued that limits on campaign funding violated the right to free speech.
B. stopped a plan to transfer students across district lines to achieve racial integration.
C. limited the ability of defendants to appeal state convictions.
D. ruled in favor of using forced busing to achieve racial balance in schools.
E. upheld the principle of affirmative action, with restrictions.
E
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A) most of the nation's textile mills B) almost no industrial capacity C) a better railroad network than the North D) the firm support of Britain
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A) raiders from India B) the Seljuk Turks C) the army of Harun al-Rashid D) the Mongol Khanate E) a coalition of anti-Abbasid Islamists
Under the legal system of the Republic, Anglo and European women __________
A. had no legal rights whatsoever B. had no protection against abusive husbands C. benefited from community property laws, which said that property gained during a marriage belonged to both husband and wife D. could vote in local elections but not in elections for higher officesc