... but less so than strict scrutiny. The court must be persuaded that the governmental purpose, objective, or interest is "important."" The means to achieve the interest is reviewed to determine if it is "substantially related- to the accomplishment of the governmental purpose or interest. This test applies to quasi-suspect classifications, which primarily entails any classification based on gender. Under such scrutiny, the government's objective must not merely rely ... upon the argument that a law compromises an individual's rights because of historical stereotyping. The Court has been k...

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... affirmative action to ensure that greater opportunity for minorities did not come at the expense of the majority. Allan Blake, a white medical school applicant, claimed that he had been discriminated against by the University of California's admissions program. The school twice had rejected him, while several minority students with test scores that were significantly lower than his had been admitted. Bakke charged ... that he had been rejected only because he was white. People of all throughout the country protested Bakke's claim of reverse discrimination. It ... exorcised his right to v...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... practices and requirements to discriminate against minorities, there were many practices that inadvertently promoted discrimination. In the 1971 case Griggs v. Duke Power Co., this issue was brought to the Supreme Court. In this case, the Duke Power Company required employees to have a high school diploma and pass a written test for advancement. The African American employees felt this was unfair, as they had not been allowed ... legal aspects, is the desire for integration with the intent of achieving racial and gender diversity. Socially, the desired effects of affirmative action are ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate