The first goal of psychological research asks the question, "What is going on here?"

In _______________ cases such as Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court has upheld that while Affirmative action policies are legal, race and gender cannot be the only determining factors.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

The framers at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 corrected mistakes made in the Articles of Confederation and were careful to

a. make sure that the states retained authority while granting greater authority to the federal government. b. make sure that states continued to have more power than the federal government through the supremacy clause. c. grant the courts more power to prevent tyranny of the legislative branch. d. define the rules of the legislature so that it would not usurp power from the executive. e. reduce influence of the states so that the federal government could set all policy standards in the country.