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How might the Supreme Court decisions in Korematsu v. United States (1944), involving the Japanese internment, and in Boumediene v. Bush (2008), involving the detention of citizens and foreign nationals who were declared to be enemy combatants, be viewed in retrospect?
 
  a. Both decisions might be viewed as upholding important constitutional principles.
  b. The first might be viewed as a step toward protecting civil rights of citizens, and the second as a step backward in the struggle for civil rights protection.
 c. Both decisions might be viewed as hindering the civil rights of citizens.
  d. The first might be viewed as a missed opportunity for the Supreme Court to protect civil rights, and the second as a step toward protecting civil rights.

Question 2

What is true of Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
 
  a. Affirmative action policies are generally permissible, but they cannot involve race-based quotas or numerical point systems.
  b. Affirmative action policies are assumed to be unconstitutional unless the university can demonstrate the need to promote racial tolerance.
  c. Affirmative action policies are assumed to be constitutional unless an applicant can demonstrate that race affected the admissions decision.
 d. All forms of affirmative action are unconstitutional because they unfairly favor some people over others based on the color of their skin.



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jrpg123456

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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P68T

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Reply 2 on: Jul 9, 2018
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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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