Affirmative Action: Regents of the University of California V. Bakke

by Zachary Deibel

In 1973 and 1974, the University of California, Davis, denied admission to applicant Allan Bakke. He decided to challenge the state university's use of affirmative action, a program that allowed the school to consider racial background as a qualification for acceptance. Although the policy aimed to help disadvantaged groups gain access to competitive higher education institutions, Bakke and his attorneys claimed it often resulted in discrimination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502635828
• ISBN13: 9781502635822
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8