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AP US Government

Category - Civil Rights & Liberties

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What did the Supreme Court decide in California Board of Regents v. Bakke (1978)?
  1. It overturned the free speech limits placed at UC-Berkeley.
  2. It forced the racial integration of state universities.
  3. It allowed the University of California system to charge different tuition rates for in-state and out-of-state students.
  4. It overturned a plan to merge UC-Berkeley and UCLA into one giant university.
  5. It forbade rigid racial quotas in school admissions policies.
Explanation
Answer: E - In the Bakke case, the Supreme Court ruled that the UC medical schools could not admit a less-qualified student just because the student was a racial minority. It did, however, grant schools the opportunity to use race as one factor in admissions. This continues to be a difficult issue for universities as it is sometimes a challenge to figure out how to incorporate race as a factor without turning it into a quota.
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