Unit 2 Free-Response Questions: Prompt 3 — Unit test
Question 16 • AP US Government and Politics
The Supreme Court hears a case challenging a university’s affirmative-action admission policy, which benefits students from ethnic minority groups. The Supreme Court rules in support of the affirmative-action policy, indicating that the university must continue meeting admission quotas for students from ethnic minority groups, even though this right is not explicitly stated in the Constitution.
Answer
A
It allows the Supreme Court to broadly interpret the Constitution and apply it to modern times.
B
It requires the Supreme Court to broadly interpret the Constitution in cases regarding education.
C
It allows the Supreme Court to broadly interpret the Constitution and apply it without any checks.
D
It requires the Supreme Court to broadly interpret the Constitution in cases regarding civil liberties.
Explanation
The ruling recognizes a right that is not explicitly written in the Constitution, so the Court is interpreting constitutional principles broadly and applying them to a modern issue. This fits the idea that the Constitution can be applied to changing circumstances, rather than requiring the Court to interpret it broadly only in education or civil-liberties cases. The ruling also does not mean the Court acts without checks.
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