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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) (Middle School)
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- Last updated: April 4, 2024
- Grade level: Middle School (6-8)
- Theme(s): Equal Protection, Supreme Court/Judicial Branch
- Issue Area(s): Civil Rights/Discrimination, Students' Rights
- U.S. Supreme Court: LandmarkCases.org Case
- U.S. Constitution: 14th Amendment
This landmark case from 1978 tackled the following question: Does UC Davis’ special admissions program violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Street Law provides the following middle school-level case resource for Regents of the University of California v. Bakke: Case summary (middle school level)
For additional teaching resources on this case, please visit the high school-level case page and Street Law’s LandmarkCases.org, which provides a range of resources and activities to teach middle and high school students about historic Supreme Court cases. The cases featured on LandmarkCases.org are the most mentioned cases in state social studies standards across the United States.
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