Your Rights: Freedom of Expression

Question 1

How did the decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke affect individual rights?

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D: It protected rights by ending quotas but allowing race to be an admissions factor.

Question 2

According to this excerpt from the opinion of the Court, how does segregation have a “detrimental effect” on minority students?

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A: It makes them feel inferior.; B: It affects their motivation to learn.; D: It may slow their educational development.

Question 3

Which statements summarize Justice Brown’s message? Check all that apply.

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A: Separation does not necessarily create inequality.; C: Laws that permit separation can be constitutional.

Question 4

What were the effects of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision? Check all that apply. It found the Fourteenth Amendment to be unconstitutional.It established a new precedent in declaring the law constitutional. It limited the rights of African American citizens. It allowed the policy of “separate but equal” to continue. It stopped states from creating segregation laws.

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B: It established a new precedent in declaring the law constitutional.; C: It limited the rights of African American citizens.; D: It allowed the policy of “separate but equal” to continue.

Question 5

Affirmative action programs are primarily intended to.

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C: encourage diversity

Question 6

Allan Bakke believed he had been rejected for admission solely because of his.

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A: race

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