Another hotly debated topic concerning civil rights is racial ...

[melly21297]

Another hotly debated topic concerning civil rights is racial profiling. Which of the following is a definition that is commonly used for racial profiling?
 
  a. legitimate use of race to determine criminal suspects
  b. segregation of criminal suspects according to race
  c. the practice of taking race into account when investigating crimes
  d. disproportionate waivers of juvenile minorities from juvenile courts to adult court
  e. disproportionate use of the death penalty for racial minorities

Question 2

In 2003 the U.S. Supreme Court revisited the Bakke decision in the case of Grutter v. Bollinger. What was the Courts ruling in this 2003 case concerning affirmative action?
 
  a. It reversed Bakke and stated that such programs punish non-minorities who played no role at all in the original discriminatory practices.
  b. It ruled that the racial divide that exists in this country may be exacerbated by affirmative action.
  c. It ruled that affirmative action programs are explicit racial classifications, and as such they violate the principle of a color-blind society.
  d. It ruled that economically privileged African Americans who do not need such assistance may benefit at the expense of less privileged African Americans who have greater needs.
  e. It reaffirmed the ruling in Bakke that allows race to be used as one of several positive factors in the admission process.

[momolu]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: E

[melly21297]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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