The United States Supreme Court, in a 2003 ruling on a case involving the University of Michigan, effectively overturned Hopwood v. Texas by holding that
A) universities can use affirmative action in admissions decisions but cannot use racial quotas.
B) university admissions must be "color blind." C) universities can use affirmative action in admissions as long as it applies only to gender discrimination.
D) universities may use affirmative action criteria in admissions to their law schools but not for undergraduate programs.
E) universities may not use affirmation action.
Answer: A
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a) Ninth Amendment b) elastic clause c) free exercise clause d) Thirteenth Amendment Fill in the blanks with correct word
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a. people are assigned to a specific occupation based on their caste. b. caste is a powerful force around which electoral politics and voting blocs coalesce. c. the link between caste and occupation remains quite strong in urban areas. d. caste divides the lower classes, so it makes it difficult for the poor to organize. e. caste groups sometimes re-designate their caste identities to achieve social and economic mobility for the group as a whole.
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