Gender classifications are evaluated by the Supreme Court using the strict scrutiny standard. ...

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FALSE

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An ideal response will:
1. Define majority-minority districts as those in which a majority of the constituents are members of a minority group.
2. Note that the Supreme Court has determined that such districts are constitutionally permissible as long as race is not the main factor used to draw the district lines.
3. Evaluate whether or not states should create more majority-minority districts.

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natural rights

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An ideal response will:
1. Describe how Regents v. Bakke struck down the use of numerical quotas in affirmative action programs, but was not clear about what sorts of programs would be acceptable.
2. Describe how the two University of Michigan cases supported the idea that affirmative action programs can be permissible to achieve racial diversity, which serves a legitimate educational purpose. However, race can be used as only one of many factors, and the university cannot assign specific points based on race.

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