AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

3.13 Affirmative Action

3 practice questions

Notes

Affirmative action policies aimed to address past discrimination. The Court allowed limited race-conscious admissions for years, but Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023) ruled that race-conscious college admissions violate the Equal Protection Clause.

Practice

SFFA v. Harvard (2023) held that:

Affirmative action policies were meant to:

Opponents of affirmative action often argued it:

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