1. Bakke v. Board of Regents of California
By: Hannah Herbst, and Josh Gant - Logan

2. Essential Question
Did the University of California disobey the 14th Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause by practicing an affirmative action policy that lead to the repeated rejection of Bakke’s application for entering to its medical school?

3. Background on Case
Allan Bakke, a 35 year old ,white man, had applied to the University of California Medical school at Davis twice, and was rejected both times by the Board of Regents of California. The Board of Regents were the group of people who accepted students into that school. The school reserved 16 places in each class of 100 for qualified minorities as part of the university’s affirmative action program. Bakke’s GPA was far greater than those who had atended the school in the past couple of years. Overall, he took the case to court because he thought he was excluded based on the bias of his race.

4. Constitutional Principle Related to the Case
14th Amendment – If any person is a naturalized U.S citizen no State should make or enforce any law which shall prevent the privileges or freedom of citizens of the United States. No State can deprive anybody of life, liberty, or property, without due process. Or deny any person the equal protection of the laws.

5. The Courts response and decision
The courts decision on the essential question was yes and no. Overall, the Supreme Court sided with Bakke in favor of allowing him to enter medical school at Davis. Unlike many cases this case had four different decisions made by the Supreme Court.
8-1 Bakke: Title VI of the Civil Rights act of 1964 gives Bakke a cause of action.
5-4 Regents: Title VI of the Civil Rights act of 1964 does not prohibit the University’s race-based admissions program.
5-4 Regents: The Equal Protection Clause allows race to be one component , among many, in an admissions program.
5-4 Bakke: The Equal Protection Clause prohibits the university's specific race- based admissions program, and Bakke should be admitted.

6. Impact of the Case on Society
The impact of this case on society was that colleges from all around the country could accept students based on race .
Schools also started to listen to the minority's and give them a chance to speak on topics.
Though in order for this to be able to happen is incredible because for decades before this many people were not able to get in or speak on spicific types of topics.

7. Why is the Case Considered a Landmark?
This case is considered a landmark because the idea of minority having a chance is now being considered in places such as the workplace, and not just in schools.
This is also a landmark because it was able to change the rules of many places in how a minority can act.
In all seriousness, this was a great case and it really helped many people decide what was right, and not right when it comes to minorities.

8. Bibliography www.oyez.org/cases/1979/76-811
(Regents of the University of California v. Bakke | Homework Help from the Bill of Rights Institute)
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