Which of the following affirmative action programs would be a clear violation of the Supreme Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)?
a. considering race as a factor in university admissions decisions
b. considering how an applicant would contribute to the diversity of the university
c. considering applicants' academic and extracurricular achievements
d. setting aside a certain percentage of admissions slots for African-American students
d
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Which of the following is a basic principle that had evolved in England and was incorporated by the framers of the U.S. Constitution?
A. Ethnocratic government B. Limited government C. Theocratic government D. Aristocratic government E. Kratocratic government
Interstate border disputes remain today in __________
A) Kashmir, the Middle East, and Japan/China B) the Golan Heights, Peru/Ecuador, and Hong Kong C) Czechoslovakia, the West Bank, and the Crimean peninsula D) the Gaza Strip, Kurdistan, and Yugoslavia
What brilliant diplomatic coup did Hitler achieve after his full conquest of Czechoslovakia?
a. He signed a nonaggression pact with Britain in exchange for a promise not to invade Poland. b. He signed a treaty with Stalin that included plans for a partition of Poland. c. He agreed with Britain only to annex those parts of Poland that were German speaking. d. He returned the area of Alsace-Lorraine to France as a show of good faith. e. He convinced the Japanese to attack British colonies in East Asia to distract the British from continental troubles.
A group becomes an interest group when it:
A) seeks to entertain its members with no broader purpose. B) facilitates worship and community. C) seeks to affect practices of the government. D) does not have explicit political aims. E) has a tax-exempt status.