In Washington V.Davis

In Washington v.Davis

A) since the reading comprehension test contained actual material that the applicants would have to learn during a training program, the fact that fewer women and minorities passed the test did not result in illegal discrimination.
B) fewer women and minorities passed a reading comprehension test. If this test had been designed with the intent to discriminate, this would be a case of disparate impact.
C) if the police department had required a high school diploma as evidence of reading skills, instead of the reading comprehension test, the police department would not have been vulnerable to a charge of discrimination against women and minorities.
D) the plaintiffs had the burden of proof to show that the reading comprehension test did not support a business necessity.