Chapter 13 Equality And Discrimination

The people affected by secondary racism or sexism are

According to the principle of equality, in order to treat people differently in ways that deny them significant social benefits one need only show that there are real differences between them.

What was the significance of the Bakke decision and the University of Michigan cases?

Slavery was prohibited by the Nineteenth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution.

The U.S. Supreme Court concluded in the Bakke decision that consideration of race in school admissions was unconstitutional.

Which of the following objections to affirmative action programs is raised by consequentialist critics?

There are still wide disparities in employment statistics between whites and Blacks in the U.S.

"It is unjust to treat people differently in ways that deny to some of them significant social benefits unless we can show that there is a difference between them that is relevant to the differential treatment." This quote supports the principle of

If any group differences exist they will most probably be average differences.

What was ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education?

The principle of equality is a nonconsequentialist moral principle.

Arguments for affirmative action based on reasons of compensatory justice must show that compensation to members of certain groups is justified.

According to the principle of equality, it is unjust to treat people differently in ways that deny them significant social benefits unless which of the following is demonstrated?

Which point does Fullinwider intend to make with the "Land of Giants" thought experiment?

Which amendment to the US Constitution gave black women the right to vote?

According to the principle of equality, a society that preferred women for the respected and highly paid position of financial advisor would be justified in doing so if it could be proven that women by nature were more talented in such matters than men.

Affirmative action programs presume that past discrimination and its resulting present disadvantage are relevant reasons for differential treatment. True

When giving a consequentialist argument for affirmative action one need show only that these programs can have good consequences.

All of the following are examples of types of affirmative action except: