Question
What was the decision in the landmark Supreme Court decision in California v. Bakke?
Other students were chosen over Allan Bakke for admission.
Denial of Allan Bakke's admission was upheld by the Court.
The equal protection clause did not apply to Bakke's case.
The equal protection clause supported Bakke's case.
Other students were chosen over Allan Bakke for admission.
Denial of Allan Bakke's admission was upheld by the Court.
The equal protection clause did not apply to Bakke's case.
The equal protection clause supported Bakke's case.
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The landmark Supreme Court decision in California v. Bakke (1978) held that the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment supported Allan Bakke's case. The Court ruled that while affirmative action programs are permissible, the specific quota system used by the University of California at Davis to reserve spots for minority applicants was unconstitutional. This decision affirmed that racial quotas in admissions violate the equal protection clause, but it also allowed for the consideration of race as one factor among many in the admissions process.