Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action

Is Affirmative Action a fair way to combat structural racism & discrimination?

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Affirmative action helps to undo the effects of past ____________

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The court said that the University of California couldn't use _________ to racially balance the student body

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Race COULD be used as a factor in the admissions process under which condition?

• To address past social discrimination

• To create a more diverse student body

• To meet a set quota of minorities in school

• To make sure the schools had an equal number of students of each race

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In 2003, the courts ruled that schools could consider an individual student's race as a _________

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In 2018, Harvard was accused of discriminating against ​

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in a new lawsuit

​What is the difference between equality and equity?

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Everyone is provided specific resources or supports they need to be successful: ​ ​

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Everyone is treated the same exact way, regardless of differences and specific needs: ​

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Equality

Equity

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Each student at school is given the same materials and supports

The school provides individualized supports or modified materials for students based on need

Government provides every citizen with the same amount of money

Government provides more financial support based on need (unemployed, disability, poverty)

A company aims to be blind to names, genders, ethnicity of applicants

A company implements a program to train and hire people from underrepresented groups

Coach divides time equally among all players

Coach spends extra time with players new to the sport

Everyone pays the same rate to board the bus

Poorer and elderly people pay less so everyone can access transport

Everyone pays the same tuition for college

College offers need-based scholarships

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Equality

Equity

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• Franklin Roosevelt issues Executive Order 8802, requiring defense contractors to "provide for the full and equitable participation of all workers in defense industries, without discrimination"

• JFK signs Executive Order 10925, requiring federal contractors to take "affirmative action" to ensure all job applicants and employees are treated equally.

• Lyndon Johnson signs Civil Rights Act which bans discrimination and creates an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Regents of University of California v. Bakke prohibits "quota system" but permits race as a factor in admissions decisions

• Grutter v. Bollinger permits race as a factor in admissions as long as other factors are considered in admissions process

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The first serious court challenge to affirmative action programs came with what court case?

• Roe v. Wade

• Reynolds v. Sims

• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

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was ​

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after applying to the University of California and sued, claiming that ​

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students who had been accepted had ​

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grades and test scores.

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Alan Bakke

rejected

minority

lower

higher

white

accepted

Norman Schwarzkopf

Barbara Grutter

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Since minority students with lower grades and test scores had been admitted over him, Alan Bakke claimed that he was experiencing:

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True or False: Alan Bakke won his case

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• False

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What 2003 court case found that schools may consider the race of their applicants, provided that other factors are considered during the admissions process, and there is no quota system influencing admissions

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In 2022, a minority group known as ​Students for Fair Admissions composed primarily of ​

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and ​

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filed a lawsuit seeking to ​

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race as a factor in admissions decision. In a 6-3 decision, the court ​ ruled that race ​

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be used as a deciding factor in admissions, ​

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the use of ​affirmative action .

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exclude

Asian Americans

Pacific Islanders

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African Americans

Latinos