A Modern Debate About Affirmative Action: California's Proposition 409, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

Revisiting Bakke 25 Years Later: The Michigan Affirmative Action Cases

Directions:

Read the synopsis of Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger.
Complete the first part of the graphic organizer.
With your class, review the decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Based on that information, make a prediction about the Court's decision in Gratz and Grutter. How did you arrive at that prediction? Share your prediction and your rationale with a partner.
Read the outcome in The Two Cases Decided and record that information on the graphic organizer.

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Background Summary
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Activities
The Case

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You Decide: Who Should Be Admitted?

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Classifying Arguments in the Case

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A Comparison of the University of California at Davis' Admissions System to that of Harvard

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Background Information on Affirmative Action from the Affirmative Action and Diversity Project

After the Case

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The Court Revisits Bakke 25 Years Later: The Michigan Affirmative Action Cases

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Drawing Mixed Reactions: Political Cartoons in Response to the Michigan Affirmative Action Cases

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The Race Neutral Admissions Race

Additional Resources
•	Split Decision on Affirmative Action
•	An Ode to Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.: The Supreme Court Approves the Consideration if Race as a Factor in Admissions by Public Institutions of Higher Education
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