The central issue in the Bakke case was
A)school desegregation.
B)sexual harassment.
C)affirmative action.
D)Native Americans' civil rights.
E)comparable worth.

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The central issue in the Bakke case was affirmative action, specifically the use of race-based quotas in university admissions. The case involved Allan Bakke, a white man, who was denied admission to the University of California, Davis Medical School despite having higher test scores and GPA than minority applicants who were accepted under a special program. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled that while affirmative action could be used as a factor in university admissions, quotas based solely on race were unconstitutional.

The Central Issue in the Bakke Case Was