Question

exploring ideas in the bakke opinion. the fatal flaw in the universitys preferential program is its disregard of individual rights as guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment.... such rights are not absolute. but when a states distribution of benefits or placing of burdens hinges on ancestry or the color of a persons skin, that individual is entitled to a demonstration that the challenged classification is necessary to promote an important state interest. the university has failed to carry this burden. -justice lewis powell opinion of the court regents v. bakke. which statement best summarizes this passage? fourteenth amendment rights can never be denied. the university failed to justify the denial of fourteenth amendment rights. it is acceptable to discriminate on the basis of ancestry. the university has no interest in protecting fourteenth amendment rights.

Explanation:

The passage emphasizes that the university's preferential program disregarded Fourteenth - Amendment - guaranteed individual rights and failed to justify this denial when distributing benefits based on ancestry or skin - color. It states that when such a distribution occurs, the university must demonstrate that the classification is necessary for an important state interest, which it failed to do.

Answer:

The university failed to justify the denial of Fourteenth Amendment rights.