Johnson in executive order 11246 on September 24, 1965. Although it did not seem to have a large impact until it came upon the issue of university enrollment. The argument became a large one, with this system universities began to implement racial quotas, and example of this is the Medical School of the University of California at Davis which would set aside sixteen out of one hundred seats for racial minorities. It was finally settled in the landmark supreme court case Regents of University of California v. Bakke (1978). In which Bakke, a white student, sued the school saying that the racial quotas discriminated against him …show more content…
However, the solution for this problem has yet to be found but there are many options. The first option is to just completely abolish affirmative action completely, This is supported by many who oppose affirmative action, however this raises the problem of those that are truly disadvantaged, regardless of race or social class will not receive help. Some may argue this envelops the “American Values” of independence and everyone trying to be successful on their own. The second option is to make affirmative action based on social and economic class and not consider race at all. If a person truly is disadvantaged then race should not