The Fourteenth Amendment

Question 1

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

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

Question 2

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

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race

Question 3

Affirmative action programs are primarily intended to.

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encourage diversity; Affirmative action programs are primarily intended to.: encourage diversity; Allan Bakke believed he had been rejected for admission solely because of his.: race

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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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.

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