Court+Cases+Guided+Q's

Name _________________________________________ Due Date ______________________________ Important Supreme Court Decisions Pg. 1024  __ Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 1978 (The Bakke Decision) __ How many admission spots were reserved for minority students at the Univ of California Medical School? Why was Alan Bakke not admitted to the medical school? What qualifications did Bakke have that met the admissions requirements? Why did Bakke sue the University for admission? Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court justices base their ruling upon, stating that the quota system was unfair? Why did 5 of the justices feel that affirmative action plans were beneficial to universities? Which groups of people were experiencing social inequality despite the civil rights efforts of the 1950’s and 1960’s? What is affirmative action (use the glossary)? Why did President Lyndon Johnson support affirmative action? What was the critics argument against affirmative action plans? How did the Bakke decision change the admission policies of colleges and universities? Did Alan Bakke attend the university and receive his medical degree (look at the picture and caption)? Pg. 985 & 1046  __ Roe vs. Wade __ What did the 1973 Supreme Court ruling determine? Which right did this ruling protect?