What Was the Ruling of the Fifth Circuit Federal Court

question 10

Multiple Choice

What was the ruling of the Fifth Circuit federal court of appeals in 1993 in the case of League of United Latin American Citizens v. Mattox?

• A) Inability to raise appropriate funds caused the lack of minority representation in judicial elections.
• B) Party affiliation of minority candidates explained the failure or success in judicial elections.
• C) Minority status explained the lack of ability to succeed in judicial elections; therefore, the Texas selection process was unconstitutional.
• D) The low numbers of law school graduates amongst minority races, particularly Hispanic law school graduates, led directly to the failure of minority candidates in judicial elections.
• E) Smaller districts must be drawn in order to further allow minority judicial candidates to have a better hope of being elected to those positions.

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Definitions:

Trichromat

A person with normal color vision.

Dichromat

A person who is sensitive to black–white and either red–green or blue–yellow and hence is partially color–blind.

Bichromat

An individual with the ability to perceive only two of the three primary colors due to a form of color vision deficiency.

Monochromat

A person who is sensitive to black and white only and hence color–blind.