Affirmative action programs continued at some institutions like the University of Michigan under the assumption that ___________
a) promoting diversity in admissions was legal if racial quotas were not used
b) previous Supreme Court decisions protected racial quotas
c) higher education was exempt from prohibitions on racial quotas
d) the Clinton administration would protect these institutions
Answer: a
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