... government recognized that educational opportunities to be as significant as those relating to employment. Another change was to quickly ensue. In 1973 nearing the end of the Vietnam War, President Gerald. R. Ford extended affirmative action to people with disabilities and veterans of the war. In 1978 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke involved affirmative action in education. The case was presented ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... government recognized that educational opportunities to be as significant as those relating to employment. Another change was to quickly ensue. In 1973 nearing the end of the Vietnam War, President Gerald. R. Ford extended affirmative action to people with disabilities and veterans of the war. In 1978 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke involved affirmative action in education. The case was presented ... ...

• Word Count: 1414
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... to limit the state's spending. He campaigned throughout California to promote the proposal, winning a respect. The initiative failed, but Reagan rewarded Kennedy for his work by recommending him to President Gerald Ford for a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In his confirmation hearings for the Federal appeals court in 1975 Kennedy characterized his law practice as "widely diversified ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School