Problem 1: Does the University of Texas's use of race as a consideration in the admissions process violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Problem 2: For what reasons was affirmative action considered necessary originally, and do you believe these reasons still exist today? Why or why not?
Problem 3: How, if at all, does your opinion on affirmative action in college admissions differ from your opinion on affirmative action in hiring, employment, and money-lending? Explain.
Problem 4: If you were in charge of hiring employees for a business, what actions if any, would you take to minimize unconscious racial, ethnic, and gender-based biases? Explain.