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In addition to reading today's post, please make sure you:
- Complete the Khan Academy modules on affirmative action.
- Watch the Crash Course Affirmative Action video on EdPuzzle
READING: 129-159 in Edwards
Today's Essential Question: How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Constitution in policy areas like affirmative action?
Learning Standards:
CON-6.A.2: The debate on affirmative action includes justices who insist that the Constitution is colorblind and those who maintain that it forbids only racial classifications designed to harm minorities, not help them.
Affirmative Action
Beginning in the 1960s, the government promoted the use of affirmative action as an way to promote and improve opportunities for disadvantaged and underrepresented minority groups, primarily in the workplace and education.
This Khan Academy video will help explain how affirmative action works and the constitutional debate over its role in promoting equality.
The first major case on affirmative action is University of California Regents v. Bakke (1978). Here's a Bill of Rights Institute video summarizing this case:
A more recent case is Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) that revisits the issue of affirmative action.
Let's take a look at several different perspectives on affirmative action in this article by The Atlantic. Read each of the seven opinions and decide which one you agree with the most.
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