In Regents of the University of California V

question 72

Multiple Choice

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke,the Supreme Court ruled that

• A) quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were unconstitutional but affirmative action could be used.
• B) quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were constitutional but other forms of affirmative action were unconstitutional.
• C) all affirmative action policies were unconstitutional.
• D) all affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny by the courts.
• E) achieving a diverse student body was not a compelling public purpose.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, used as a starting point for statistical significance testing.

Allele Frequencies

The proportion of different genetic variants of a gene in a population, denoting the genetic diversity at that specific locus.

Mutation-Selection Balance

An evolutionary principle describing the equilibrium achieved when the rate of new mutations equals the rate of removal of disadvantageous alleles by natural selection.

Deleterious Allele

A genetic variant that tends to have a negative effect on the fitness or survival of an organism.