Affirmative Action

Which of the following most accurately describes affirmative action? 

• A government program that provides guaranteed free housing to all religions, ethnic and racial minorities

• A program that seeks to increase access to educational and employment opportunities for certain demographic groups, as a way of trying to make up for past mistreatment of these groups. 

• A government guarantee of equal pay for women in all sectors of the economy

To be clear, why does affirmative action exist? 

• To help provide equal income for all people, regardless of race

• To redress (to make up for or correct) past injustices/discrimination 

• To insure that no person is every treated differently because of their race/gender

American's generally like the idea of _________ but generally don't support the government promoting ___________

• Equality of Opportunity, Equality of Intelligence

• Equality of Opportunity, Equality of Results 

• Equality of Results, Equality of Opportunity 

"Equality of opportunity" is measured by access to ______ and _____ which is why affirmative action focuses on these two areas

• Voting Rights, Civil Rights

• Income, Equality

• Education, Transportation 

• Employment, Education 

The metaphor Craig prefers for explaining the opportunities created by affirmative action is: 

• A head start in a foot race 

• A thumb on the scale

• A winning lottery ticket 

How many slots did the UC Davis Medical School set aside for minority applicants?

• 100

• 16

• 9

What was the outcome of the case

• Affirmative action in all forms is unconstitutional 

• Affirmative action in all forms is constitutional 

• Some forms of affirmative action were okay, but not racial quotas (saying there had to be a certain number of minorities)

According to the Bakke case, does the government have a responsibility to right historical wrongs?

• Yes

• No

What did the courts determine *was* a compelling government interest regarding affirmative action?

• Racial Quotas

• Increasing the amount of african americans and females in the work force

• Making up for past injustice

• Ensuring diversity in university admissions

What "unconstitutional" undergraduate admissions policy did the Supreme Court rule the University of Michigan was using?

• It was saving a certain number of spots for "racial minorities" each year

• It was giving female applicants extra "points" in the application process

• It was giving minority applicants extra "points" in the application process 

• It was admitting an equal number of people from every race each year