Which of the following characteristics of an affirmative action program for public university admissions would pass constitutional muster?
a. award specific points for being a minority
b. follow quotas based on the general population of the state –
c. put primary focus on race and income in making decisions
d. look at race along with other variables in a holistic fashion
d
Question TB_Q.5.4.47
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a. The Court believed that federal intervention in the economy was unconstitutional. b. The Court believed that Roosevelt was meddling in the Court's jurisdiction. c. The Court typically gave deference to the decisions enacted by the elected branches of government. d. Federal intervention in the economy was perceived as being the best way to end the Great Depression.
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a. the problems created by a small bureaucracy b. the problem of states having too much public responsibility c. the challenge of managing a growing rural economy d. changing technological developments e. the corruption and abuses of the spoils system