Regents for the University of California v. Bakke The Constitutional grounds which each side based its arguments the 14th amendment’s equal protection clause and the civil rights of 1964. The argument for Bakke was based on a policy built on racial quotas. The argument for the University of California was that certain minorities are disadvantages from the day they are born. “Special candidates did not have to meet the 2.5 grade point cutoff and were not …showed first 75 words of 274 total…

…showed last 75 words of 274 total…federal financial assistance. Petitioner cross-claimed for a declaration that it’s special admission program was lawful. The impact of the court’s decision in this case was that it violated one individual right’s. It also proves that the court’s can also help any other race if they feel they are being discriminated. Also the decision of the court’s did not over turn affirmative action. In the year 200 affirmative action no longer exist.