In the University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases,the Supreme Court

question 107

Multiple Choice

In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases,the Supreme Court

• A) rejected mechanical point systems for university admissions but upheld highly individualized affirmative action policies that were designed to promote diversity.
• B) upheld mechanical point systems for university admissions but rejected highly individualized affirmative action policies.
• C) rejected all affirmative action policies that address university admissions.
• D) declared that affirmative action policies would no longer be subject to strict scrutiny.
• E) asserted for the first time that affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny.

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The act or measures taken to guard or defend against harm, danger, or loss.

Phineas Gage Matrix

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