In Regents of the University of Californiav.Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional
a. racial quotas in university admissions
b. grandfather clauses
c. all forms of affirmative action
d. Jim Crow laws
a
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a. Technological failure b. Institutional resistance c. Plummeting cost of gas and oil d. Low concern about energy security among the public
Education, pensions, and health care are examples of ______.
A. social rights B. political rights C. civil rights D. inalienable rights
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The minimum rationality test is used by courts to determine whether a law can discriminate on the basis of gender. 2. Colorado was the first state to grant women the right to vote. 3. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to reduce or eliminate racial discrimination in public accommodations. 4. The Thirteenth Amendment prohibited individuals from owning slaves. 5. Generally speaking, Cuban Americans, Chicanos, and Puerto Ricans share exactly the same issues and concerns.
Which of the following changes in religion were brought about in the Safavid era?
A. abolishment of the ancient practice of Shi'ism B. emergence of a distinct "Irano–Islamic" religion C. decentralization of religion D. implementation of the non-hereditary principle of Shi'i succession E. establishment of Sunni Islam as the sole religion of the nation